[30 years of contemporary social orthodontics in SR Slovenia].

Contemporary social preventive orthodontics in Slovenia has a special form as units all the aspects of the epidemiological, researching, professional and organisational characteristics. It has grown out of our society and has been tailored for our needs, which means that it is social and suitable for the tasks of social and preventive medicine. Our idea "healthy and functional teeth for all children" has been our current, periodical and final goal, its achievement being dependent on the generations of dental doctors and specialists in orthodontics: this means, however, that the progress cannot be urged.