Dr. Somchai Satravaha DDS (Hons), Dr. med. dent.

Clinical Assoc. Prof. Somchai Satravaha received DDS (Hons) from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and earned Zahnärztin für Kieferorthopädie (Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany), and Dr. med. dent. (Magna Cum Laude) (Munich, Germany). She had been from 2005-2015 an executive member of the World Federation of Orthodontists. She is a past president of Thai Association of Orthodontists, and a past president of Asian Pacific Orthodontic Society. She is a Diplomate, Thai Board of Orthodontics and a clinical associate professor at Mahidol University. She maintains a private practice in Bangkok, Thailand. She has lectured extensively both domestically and internationally. She lectured at various meetings such as AAO, APOC, WEOC, Aozora Seminar, Japan Association of Adult Orthodontics, German Orthodontic Society’s Annual Meeting, and scientific meetings of orthodontic associations/societies in Asia. She received the Regional Award of Merit from World Federation of Orthodontists in 2018, Outstanding Expert in Orthodontics, Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Thailand 2019, and Outstanding Alumni Award from Faculty of Dentistry Chulalongkorn University 2024. She has been Advisory Board Member of the Thai Association of Orthodontists (ThaAO) since 2012, President of ThaAO Mobile Orthodontic Unit for Cleft Lip/Palate Patients since 2010. At present, she is a President of Asia Pacific Foundation of Orthodontic Research and Education (APFORE).