TO ADVANCE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF ORTHODONTICS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY FULFILLING THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES:1) ENCOURAGE HIGH STANDARDS IN ORTHODONTICS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD;2) ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES OF ORTHODONTISTS WHEN REQUESTED;3) ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST IN THE FORMATION OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL CERTIFYING BOARDS IN THE FIELD OF ORTHODONTICS WHEN REQUESTED;4) PROMOTE ORTHODONTIC RESEARCH;5) DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION;6) PROMOTE DESIRABLE STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR ORTHODONTISTS; AND 7) SPONSOR AND ADMINISTER THE INTERNATIONAL ORTHODONTIC CONGRESS (IOC) TO BE HELD AT LEAST ONCE EVERY FIVE YEARS