Representatives for WFO affiliated organizations convene for first meeting of the WFO Council

The World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) Council, which met for the first time on April 30 during the 100th AAO Annual Session, the 5th International Orthodontic Congress and the 2nd Meeting of the WFO, was composed of representatives from each country that has national orthodontic organizations affiliated with the WFO. In addition, 40 councilors were selected at large, based on each affiliated organization's pro rata share of the total WFO membership. (Only fellows who were in good standing with the WFO as of Dec. 31, 1998, were counted as part of the total WFO membership.) In all, 82 councilors certified their credentials to the WFO Council's Credentials Committee, which was chaired by Dr. Mauro Cozzani of Italy. Below is the complete list of councilors reported to the WFO Secretariat by the affiliated organizations before the council meeting. However, some councilors were unable to attend, and others certified their credentials as substitutes.

Councilors for the 2nd Meeting of the World Federation of Orthodontists

Argentina
Country: Dr. Juan Carlos Crespi
At-Large: Dr. Jose Carlos Elgoyhen
 
Australia
Country: Dr. John Owen
At-Large: Dr. Mithran Goonewardene
 
Bangladesh
Country: Dr. Emadul Haq
 
Belgium
Country: Dr. Thierry M. De Coster
At-Large: Dr. Nicole Lammens
 
Bolivia
Country: Dr. Guillermo Aranda T.
 
Brazil
Country: Dr. Eros Petrelli
At-Large: Dr. Kurt Faltin Jr.
At-Large: Dr. Eustaquio Afonso de Araujo
At-Large: Dr. Estelio Zen
 
Bulgaria
Country: Dr. Valentin Moutaftchiev
 
Canada
Country: Dr. Ronald P. Wolk
At-Large: Dr. Edwin H. K. Yen
 
Chile
Country: Dr. Jaime Koifman S.
 
Columbia
Country: Dr. Samuel Roldan Restrepo
At-Large: Dr. Juan Carlos Mejia Ossa
 
Costa Rica
Country: Dr. Melvin Fernandez M.
 
Cyprus
Country: Dr. Michael Papademetriou
 
Czech Republic
Country: Dr. Milan Kaminek
 
Denmark
Country: Dr. Holger Buch
 
Dominican Republic
Country: Dr. Luis Soto Perozo
 
Ecuador
Country: Dr. Gerson Cabezas Bernhardt
 
Egypt
Country: Dr. Samir F. AboulAzm
 
El Salvador
Country: Dr. Julio Lozano Samayoa
 
France
Country: Dr. Andre J. Horn
At-Large: Dr. Charles J. Bolender
At-Large: Dr. Claude Bourdillat
At-Large: Dr. Olivier Mauchamp
At-Large: Dr. Christine Boehm-Hurez
At-Large: Dr. Daniel Rollet
 
Germany
Country: Dr. Gerda Komposch
At-Large: Dr. Peter Schopf
 
Greece
Country: Dr. Moschos A. Papadopoulos
At-Large: Dr. Nikolaos Haralabakis
 
Guatemala
Country: Dr. Ottoniel Castro
 
Honduras
Country: Dr. Fernando Galeano
 
Hong Kong
Country: Dr. George Wang
 
Hungary
Country: Dr. Andres Vegh
 
Iceland
Country: Dr. Teitur Jonsson
 
India
Country: Dr. K. Jyothindra Kumar
At-Large: Dr. Girish Karandikar
 
Indonesia
Country: Dr. Hendro Kusnoto
 
Ireland
Country: Dr. Maurice T. Crean
 
Israel
Country: Dr. Naphtali Brezniak
 
Italy
Country: Dr. Mauro Cozzani
At-Large: Dr. Francesca A. Miotti
 
Japan
Country: Dr. Kooji Hanada
At-Large: Dr. Gakuji Ito
At-Large: Dr. Toshio Deguchi
 
Korea
Country: Dr. Jae Hyun Sung
At-Large: Dr. Young-Cheol Park
 
Lebanon
Country: Dr. Ali Fahs
At-Large: Dr. Fayez Saleh
 
Luxembourg
Country: Dr. Odile Steil-Hutereau
 
Malaysia
Country: Dr. Tan Yee Yah
 
Mexico
At-Large: Dr. Consuelo del C. Loza J.
At-Large: Dr. Marco A. Enciso
At-Large: Dr. Francisco Magana Moheno
 
Moldova
Country: Dr. Pavel Godoroja
 
Netherlands
Country: Dr. Rene R. M. Noverraz
 
New Zealand
Country: Dr. Peter G. Gilbert
 
Nicaragua
Country: Dr. Marvin Gomez L.
 
Norway
Country: Dr. Kari Line Roald
 
Panama
Country: Dr. Antonio F. Finlayson Jr.
 
Peru
Country: Dr. Freddie E. Williams
 
Philippines
Country: Dr. Jocelyn Tan
 
Poland
Country: Dr. Anna Komorowska
 
Portugal
Country: Dr. Alfonso Pinhao Ferreira
 
Romania
Country: Dr. Lidia Boboc
 
Russia
Country: Dr. Olga Ivanovna Arsenina
 
Saudi Arabia
Country: Dr. Ibrahim Masoud
 
Singapore
Country: Dr. Soo-Ann Loh
 
Slovakia
Country: Dr. Gabriela Alexandrova
 
South Africa, Republic of
Country: Dr. Mauro Lucchesi
 
Spain
Country: Dr. Martin Navarro
At-Large: Dr. Maria C. Andres
 
Sweden
Country: Dr. Juri Kurol
 
Switzerland
Country: Dr. Gino B. Madone
 
Syria
Country: Dr. Ossama Al-Lahham
 
Taiwan
Country: Dr. Daniel C. Shing Huang
At-Large: Dr. James Ying-Kwei Tseng
At-Large: Dr. John Jin-Jong Lin
 
Thailand
Country: Dr. Somchai Satravaha
 
Tunisia
Country: Dr. Alia Bouratbine
 
Turkey
Country: Dr. Ayhan Enacar
 
Ukrainian
Country: Dr. Marko Pokrovski
 
United Kingdom
Country: Dr. Allan Thom
At-Large: Dr. David Barnett
 
United States
Country: Dr. Mervin W. Graham
At-Large: Dr. Michael D. Rennert
At-Large: Dr. Frederick G. Preis
At-Large: Dr. Donald R. Poulton
At-Large: Dr. Larson R. Keso
At-Large: Dr. James E. Gjerset
At-Large: Dr. James J. Caveney
At-Large: Dr. Terry R. Pracht
At-Large: Dr. B. Melvin DeSoto
At-Large: Dr. Donald R. Joondeph
At-Large: Dr. William C. Gaylord
At-Large: Dr. Raymond George Sr.
 
Venezuela
Country: Dr. Oscar Olavarria
At-Large: Dr. Zayda de Ulloa
 
Regional
Caribbean
Dr. Sastri Harnarayan
 
Regional
Europe
Dr. James P. Moss
 
Regional
Ibero-America
Dr. Juan Alio
 
Regional
Latin America
Dr. Julia Harfin
 
Observers
Arab Orthodontic Society*
Dr. Samir F. AboulAzm

Associazione Specialisti Italiana Ortodonzia*
Dr. Silvia Allegrini
Dr. Marco Rosa

Iranian Association of Orthodontists*
Dr. Hossein Ravanmehr

Jordanian Orthodontic Society*
Dr. Riyyad Al-Battikhi

Orthodontists Section of the Latvia Dental Association*
Dr. Ilga Urtane
Dr. Dace Cakarne

Palestinian Orthodontic Society*
Dr. Hala Iqal Hallak

Societe Marocaine d'Orthopdide Dento-Facial*
Dr. Saad Essalki

* These organizations affiliated with the WFO after Dec. 31, 1998.