International College of Dentists
The International College of Dentists was conceived in 1920 at a farewell party in Tokyo for Dr. Louis Ottofy when he was returning home to the United States after practicing dentistry in the Philippines and Japan for 23 years. A colleague, Dr. Tsurukichi Okumura, a Japanese dentist, also urged Dr. Ottofy to form an international organization.
| Formation | 1920 |
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| Type | Professional association |
| Headquarters | Flint, Michigan, USA |
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Membership | 12,000 (2012) |
Official language | Multi-Lingual, but English is the official language |
President | Dr. Ho Youl Chang, Seoul, Korea |
Key people | Dr. Tsurukich Okumura, Dr. Louis Ottofy (Co-Founders) Chief Executive Officer= Dr. Joseph Kenneally, Secretary General |
Staff | 5 |
| Website | www.icd.org |
Six years later, at the Seventh International Dental Congress in Philadelphia, U.S. the group of dentists met again to finalize the concept of the ICD then on New Year's Eve of 1927 the College was announced with Drs. Ottofy and Okumura as the Co-Founders. The first President of the College was Andres O. Weber, from Havana, Cuba.
Originally, 250 dentists from 162 countries accepted the Fellowship oath. The group was selected based on an international reputation and participation in the FDI World Dental Federation. Each Fellow was given the task of nominating other dentists for membership. Dentists who are inducted into the organization place the post-nominals FICD with their name.