Dr. Afeef Umar Zia is a graduate from De’Montmorency College of Dentistry with fellowship in Orthodontics from college of Physicians and surgeons & membership Royal College of Edinburgh. He has an experience of more than 13 years in academia and research. He successfully runs Academy of Continuing Education and Research (ACHER) aiming to bridge the gap between research, academia and general practice. Previously, he was the associate dean academics & chair department of Orthodontics at Foundation University College of Dentistry (FUCD), Islamabad and currently, he is serving as a lead supervisor Orthodontics at Margalla Institute of Health and Sciences (MIHS), Rawalpindi.