Dr. Ashok Karad is a Director of Smile Care, India. He is a Diplomate and Past-Chairman of the Indian Board of Orthodontics, and Former Editor-inChief of "The Journal of Indian Orthodontic Society".Dr. Karad has been actively involved in clinical research, continuing education, publications and clinical photography. A clinician par excellence, he has many award-winning scientific presentations to his credit and is also a recipient of ‘the IOS Award for Clinical Innovations’. He has been a keynote speaker and has delivered orations at many National and International Conferences. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed Journals, contributed many book chapters and has authored a book titled “Clinical Orthodontics: Current concepts, goals and mechanics” (first edition published in 2010 and the second in 2015). He is on the Editorial board of many international scientific journals, and maintains a busy lecture schedule across the globe. Dr. Karad is also a graduate in professional photography from New York Institute of Photography, USA. He has conducted several courses in clinical photography and his contribution of photographs to textbook chapters, scientific publications, research projects, and photography workshops has been well recognized. Fueled by his passion for nature and wildlife, and his tireless desire to share his knowledge and artistic vision, Dr Karad has participated, on invitation, in many nature and wildlife photography exhibitions and also delivered talks on wildlife photography