About Align Orthodontics — Meet Our Specialist Team

Align Orthodontics is a premier multi-speciality dental clinic at B-280, Ground Floor, Sushant Lok III, Sector 57, Gurugram — established in 2005 with a founding commitmentto specialist-level clinical care for every patient.

The clinic is led by two of Gurugram's most experienced and credentialled dental specialists.

Prof. Dr. Anil Sharma — a published orthodontic researcher, postgraduate professor, and MDS specialist with over 30 years of clinical practice — leads all orthodontic and implant treatment. Dr. Sonia Sharma — an credential-led implantologist and cosmetic dentist with equal depth of clinical experience — leads all cosmetic and restorative treatment.

The clinic has tie up with specialists from other specialities - Oral Surgery & Periodontics to be on call for such cases.

Together, they bring a breadth and depth of specialist expertise that few dental clinics anywhere in Gurugram can match.

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Academic Qualifications

Academic & Teaching Career

Prof. Dr. Anil Kumar Sharma completed his Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) in July 1993 at SDM College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka — one of India's most respected dental institutions, affiliated withRajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.

He proceeded directly to postgraduate specialisation,completing his Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics in February 1996 at KLE Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum. Karnataka.

The MDS in Orthodontics is the postgraduate specialist qualification formally recognised by the Dental Council of India, requiring an additional three years of full-time supervised clinical and academic training beyond the five-year undergraduate dental programme.

It is the qualification that defines a specialist orthodontist in India, and the foundation of every treatment plan Prof. Dr Sharma has developed in over 30 years of practice.

Academic & Teaching Career

Following the completion of his MDS, Prof. Dr. Sharma began his academic career with a three-year period of clinical training under Dr. P.P. Sahni, an eminent orthodontist, before joining formal academic practice.

His teaching career has spanned 25 years and seven institutions across India.

He joined Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Amritsar as Senior Lecturer in November 1999, was promoted to Reader in November 2002, and served the institution until June 2005. He subsequently held Reader and Associate Professor positions at Sudha Rustagi Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, Faridabad, before joining PDM College of Dental Sciences, Bahadurgarh as Professor and Head of the Department of Orthodontics in December 2007.

He has since held Professor and Head positions at Desh Bhakt College of Dental Sciences, Muktsar, Punjab, K.J. Mehta Trust College of Dental Sciences, Amargadh, Gujarat, and People's College of Dental

Sciences and Research, Bhopal.

He is currently Professor and Clinical Director of Postgraduate

Studies in the Department of Orthodontics at KDC, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh — overseeing the clinical training and academic development of postgraduate orthodontic students alongside his private practice

at Smile & Profile Dental Clinic in Jammu between 2000-2005, switching the practice to Align Orthodontics, Gurugram from 2005 onwards.

This sustained academic career — spanning 25 years and institutions across Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh — reflects a commitment to the development of orthodontic education in India that

extends far beyond individual clinical practice.

Selected Publications

Continuing Education & International Training

"Ectopically Erupted Maxillary First Molars Treated by Molar Derotation/ Distalization." Journal of the

Indian Orthodontic Society, October–December 2010,

Volume 44, Number 4, pages 125–131.

"Restorative Orthodontics — Is This an Option?"

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research,

April 2011, Volume 5, Issue 2, pages 396–398.

"NSAIDs — How Safe Are They?" Indian Journal of

Dental Sciences, September 2012, Issue 3, Volume 4,

pages 124–127.

"Intercepting the Developing Class II Division 1

Malocclusion." Indian Journal of Dental Sciences,

October 2012 Supplementary Issue, Issue 4, Volume 4,

pages 58–61.

"Orthodontic Management of Transposed Canines."

Baba Farid University Dental Journal, July 2013,

Volume 4, Number 2, pages 126–130.

"Effect of Extraction Versus Non-Extraction Orthodontic

Treatment on Anterior Facial Height in Class II

Division I Malocclusion." NJIRM, 2014, Volume 5,

Issue 1, January–February, pages 100–105.

"Orthodontic and Surgical Management of Vertical

Skeletal Dysplasia." Journal of Research and Advances

in Dentistry, 2015, Volume 4, Supplement 3,

pages 83–90.

"Enigma of Debonding." Orthodontic Journal of Nepal,

Volume 5, Number 1, June 2015.

"Management of Impacted Maxillary Canines Using the

Kilroy Spring: A Case Series." Journal of the Indian

Orthodontic Society, 2016, Volume 50, Issue 3,

pages 177–183.

In addition to these primary-author publications,

Prof. Dr. Sharma has contributed as co-author to

a significant body of orthodontic research published

in peer-reviewed journals.

Continuing Education & International Training

Throughout his career, Prof. Dr Sharma has maintained a commitment to continuing professional development. That reflects his academic rigour. He has attended and participated in more than 20 national and

international orthodontic conferences and continuing dental education programmes — including

the World Congress on Orthodontics (New Delhi, 1997),

the 3rd Triennial Commonwealth Dental Association Congress

(New Delhi, 2000),

The International Orthodontic Congress (Jaipur, 2000), and multiple Indian Orthodontic Society conferences.

His specialist training has included advanced workshops in

the straight wire technique, segmented arch mechanics,

lingual orthodontics, clear aligner therapy,

micro-implant anchorage, orthognathic surgery planning, and

distraction osteogenesis — conducted by some of the

most respected names in international orthodontics

including Prof. Dr Ravinder Nanda at AIIMS, New Delhi,

Dr Thomas Mulligan and Dr John Bennett.

This breadth of continuing education — sustained over three decades — ensures that the treatment planning and clinical techniques at Align Orthodontics reflect current best practice in specialist orthodontics.

Clinical Philosophy

Professional Memberships

Prof. Dr Sharma's clinical philosophy has remained consistent throughout his career and is expressed in. The objective he set himself at the outset of practice: to deliver the highest standard of orthodontic care to patients, and to teach the same standard to the next

generation of specialists.

In practical terms, this means every patient at Align Orthodontics receives a complete diagnostic work-up —OPG, lateral cephalometric radiograph, clinical photographs, and digital study models — before any treatment is discussed. It means that every treatment

plan is built on clinical evidence, not on commercial preference or patient pressure. And it means that Prof. Dr Sharma personally oversees every case from initial assessment through to final retention — because the clinical decisions made throughout active treatment

are as important as the initial plan.

Thirty years of academic practice have shaped a clinician who understands that the quality of a specialist's work is measured not at debond, but at the ten-year recall. Stability, function, and long-term

health of the teeth, periodontium, and temporo-mandibular joints are the criteria by which treatment success is genuinely judged.

Professional Memberships

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Prof. Dr Anil Sharma holds the following

active professional memberships:

Member, Indian Orthodontic Society — Membership Number L-680. The IOS is the national professional body for specialist orthodontists in India and maintains a directory of verified specialist members

at iosweb.net.

Member, Indian Dental Association— the national professional association for all registered dental practitioners in India.

Member, Dental Council of India DCI — the national professional association for all registered dental practitioners in India.

Member, Indian Society of Cleft Lip, Palate and

Craniofacial Anomalies — reflecting his experience

and interest in the orthodontic management of

patients with cleft lip and palate, a complex

specialist area requiring close coordination between

orthodontists, oral surgeons, and speech therapists.

Background & Specialist Credential

Dr. Sonia Sharma completed her Bachelor of DentalSurgery (BDS) in 1995 at A.B. Shetty Institute ofDental Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka — one of

India's most respected private dental institutions affiliated with Nitte Deemed to be University.

She has practised clinical dentistry for over 30 years, developing a specialist focus in implant dentistry, restorative and cosmetic dental treatment.

Her formal implant dentistry credential is acertification in Implant Dentistry from the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, a structured one-year certification programme requiring demonstrated clinical competence, examination, and peer review in the full implant treatment cycle.

The AAID is one of the most recognised professional bodies in implant dentistry worldwide, and its certification programme

sets a formal, internationally validated standard that distinguishes credentialled practitioners from those with only short-course exposure to implant treatment.

Beyond implant dentistry, Dr Sonia Sharma has completed multiple certified training programmes in aesthetic and restorative dentistry with three of the world's leading dental materials manufacturers. Her Ivoclar certification covers the clinical application of IPS e.max and lithium disilicate

ceramic systems — the material of choice for all-ceramic crowns and high-aesthetic laminates. Her 3M certification covers their adhesive

restorative systems and composite layering techniques. Her Dentsply Sirona training encompasses their restorative and endodontic product lines, ensuring her clinical protocols reflect current manufacturer-validated best practice.

This combination of formal AAID implant certification and manufacturer-certified training with Ivoclar, 3M, and Dentsply Sirona gives

Dr Sonia Sharma a verifiable, multi-domain clinical foundation that directly benefits every patient she treats at

Align Orthodontics.

Clinical Philosophy

Dr Sonia Sharma's approach to cosmetic dentistry is guided by a principle that is increasingly rare In an era driven by social media aesthetics, that the most successful cosmetic dental result is one that

enhances what the patient naturally has — not one that replaces it with something visibly artificial.

Every ceramic laminate case begins with a

comprehensive planning stage — including a wax-up that allows the patient to see and approve the anticipated outcome before any tooth preparation takes place. Shade selection is always performed in natural daylight, not under artificial dental chair illumination. And every completed case is reviewed against the original diagnostic records to confirm that the clinical result matches the planned outcome.

This discipline — applied to treatments that many clinics perform as high-volume, quick-turnaround procedures — is what characterises Dr. Sonia Sharma's approach to every cosmetic case at

Align Orthodontics.

Clinical Scope

Dr. Sonia Sharma's clinical work at Align Orthodontics encompasses the full range of cosmetic and restorative dental treatment. In implant dentistry, she places and restores single tooth implants and multiple implants — with all surgical planning supported by CBCT three-dimensional imaging and OPG radiography.

Cases requiring bone augmentation or sinus

augmentation prior to implant placement is

assessed and planned individually.

Her cosmetic dental work includes ceramic laminates and porcelain veneers with a full pre-operative wax-up and digital smile design, professional in-office teeth whitening or bleaching systems, composite veneers and direct bonding for minor aesthetic corrections, complete smile makeovers combining multiple treatments in a coordinated sequence, and crown and bridge restorations using

zirconia and all-ceramic materials.

For patients requiring comprehensive treatment across multiple disciplines, Dr. Sonia Sharma works in close coordination with

Prof. Dr. Anil Sharma to develop and execute integrated treatment plans that address

both functional and aesthetic goals simultaneously.

Align Orthodontics — The Clinic

Align Orthodontics was established in 2005 at B-280, Ground Floor, Sushant Lok III, Sector 57,

Gurugram 122011 — a location chosen for its accessibility to patients from across Gurugram NCR

including DLF Phase 1, 2, and 3, South City 1 and 2,Golf Course Road, Sohna Road, MG Road, and

surrounding areas of Delhi NCR.

Align Orthodontics works with trusted diagnostic imaging centres for all radiographic investigations — including digital OPG, lateral cephalometric radiographs, and cone beam CT (CBCT) three-dimensional imaging where required for implant planning. This ensures every patient receives the highest quality diagnostic imaging appropriate to theircase, interpreted by Prof. Dr. Anil Sharma as part of a complete treatment plan.

The clinical environment at Align Orthodontics is fully equipped for all orthodontic, implant, restorative, and cosmetic procedures, with sterilisation protocols maintained to the standards expected of a specialist practice.

All clinical instrumentation is sterilised to infection control standards appropriate for a specialist dental practice.

Align Orthodontics, B-280, GF, Sushant Lok 3, Sector 57, Gurgaon

Our Commitment to Every Patient

Every patient who visits Align Orthodontics receives the same commitment — whether they are coming for a routine consultation or a complex full-mouth

rehabilitation.

You will receive a complete clinical assessment before any treatment is recommended. You will receive a clear, honest explanation of your findings in plain language — not clinical terminology designed to make uncertainty sound like confidence. You will receive a written treatment plan with a fully itemised fee structure before you agree to anything. And you will be treated by — or under the direct and personal supervision of — a qualified specialist throughout the entire durationof your treatment.

This is not an aspirational standard. At Align Orthodontics, it is the minimum.

Align Orthodontic - Sector 57, Gurgaon welcomes you

About Align Orthodontics — Meet Our Specialist Team

Prof. Dr Anil Sharma MDS Orthodontics

Academic Qualifications

Academic & Teaching Career

Academic & Teaching Career

Academic & Teaching Career

Academic & Teaching Career

Academic & Teaching Career

Research & Publications

Selected Publications

Continuing Education & International Training

Continuing Education & International Training

Continuing Education & International Training

Continuing Education & International Training

Continuing Education & International Training

Clinical Philosophy

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

Professional Memberships

Dr Sonia Sharma Implantologist(AAID) & Cosmetic Dentist

Background & Specialist Credential

Clinical Philosophy

Clinical Scope

Align Orthodontics — The Clinic

Our Commitment to Every Patient

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