Dr. M. K. Prakash qualified as an orthodontist from Govt. Dental College, Bombay in 1968 and spent 2 years as Lecturer in Orthodontics in GDC, Bombay.

• He later spent 8 years as an Asst. Professor in Orthodontics in Nair Hospital Dental College, Bombay till 1979. After that he was a Visiting Clinical Lecturer (part time) in Orthodontics with the same institution till 1988 and is a recognized P.G. teacher for 12 years.

• He was Prof. & Head of Orthodontics at D. Y. Patil Dental College, Nerul, New Bombay from Oct 1994 to Dec 1995.

• He is Honorary Consultant in Bombay Hospital (Medical Research Centre), Marine Lines, Bombay from 1981 till date.

• He is in exclusive practice of Orthodontics in Mumbai for the past 33 years.

• Awarded 'Honoris Cousa' by the Indian Board of Orthodontics of Indian Orthodontic Society – Oct 1999.

• Awarded the 'Diplomate' by the Indian Board of Orthodontics of Indian Orthodontics Society in Nov 2000

• Elected as the ‘Director’ of Indian Board of Orthodontics for a Five year term from  Nov 2005 onwards till 2010

• Chairman of Indian Board of Orthodontics -from Nov 2009 to Nov 2010

Invited as a "Guest Speaker" to following :

• Lecture to residents and Faculty of Dept. Of Orthodontics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. on "Pre-adjusted Appliance System" in May 1993.

• To give One-day lecture course in different Topics To Philippine Orthodontic (PSO) Group, Manila Philippines, in Sep - 2000 as well as June 2001

• One-day lecture-course on 'Early Treatment' & 'Retraction Mechanics' by the Indonesian Association of Orthodontists & University of Indonesia, Jakarta on 28th June 2001 at Jakarta, Indonesia.

• 'Are you getting enough from PEA Appliances' at the MBT Global Users' Meeting held in San Diego, California, U.S.A. on 11-12th May 2001.

• By the Singapore Dental Association to conduct a one-day lecture course to their members on "Current Concepts in Orthodontic Therapy" at Singapore on 7th July 2003.

• Early Treatment, Retraction Mechanics and Surgical Management.

• Invited to speak on 'Micro- Screw Implant for Anchorage' at MBT Global Forum held on 5th and 6th May 2004 at Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

• Presented a Keynote Address titled 'Orthodontic Anchorage- A Paradigm Shift in Strategic Management Planning', at the 5th Asian-Pacific Orthodontic Conference.

• he 5th Asian-Pacific Orthodontic Conference held on March 31- April 2, 2005, at Beijing, China.

• Held a two half-a day ‘Hands-on’ Course on ‘”Micro Screw Implant Anchorage” at Boise, Idaho on 19 & 20th June ’06.

• Invited as a keynote to speak at Fifth International Conference of the Iranian Association of Orthodontics at Tehran, Iran -15-17th Nov 06- Lecture No. 1-‘Finishing and Detailing’- the Crunch Protocol that Distinguishes Men from the Boys’- Lecture No. 2- ‘Eight Point Protocol to stay out of trouble in Pre/Post Surgical Orthodontics’.

• Presented an Invited Keynote “Are Conventional Orthodontic Skills Relevant Anymore?” at the National Meeting of Indian Orthodontic Conference held at Chennai, TN, on 24-26th, Nov ‘06

• Invited to speak at Moyer’s Symposium (Pre-symposium) at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA on 23rd Feb 07 on ‘What we do and that we don’t know with Microscrew Implant Anchorage methods’

•  Invited to speak at 1st Asian Micro implant Anchorage Congress at Mumbai, India on 29th & 30th Sept. 2007, on ‘What we do and that we don’t know with Microscrew Implant Anchorage methods’

•  Invited to speak at the 6th Asian Implant Congress & Taiwan National Meeting, Taichung, Taiwan on 14-17th Dec 2007, on ‘Micro screws for Orthodontic Anchorage-Are Benefits worth the Problems Associated?’

• Invited to present a Keynote presentation “Molar Control in Implant Era: Guidelines that you need to know” at the Annual Indian Orthodontic Conference to be held in Nagpur, India on 4th to 6th Jan 2008.

• Invited to speak at 6th Asian Pacific Orthodontic Conference, at Bangkok, Thailand, on 28t-30th March 2008, on ‘Newer Regimens in Orthodontics-Have they made Conventional Skills Irrelevant?’

• Invited to speak at the American Association of Orthodontists Annual Meeting to be held in Denver Colorado, USA on 17-20th May   2008, on ‘Micro screws - Are the Benefits worth the Issues Associated?

• Invited to speak at the 2nd Micro Implant Anchorage Conference  at Deagu, Korea, on 9th & 10th, Nov 2008 on ‘’ Molar Control in Implant Era- Guidelines  you need to know”

• Invited to present a Keynote on 'Molar control in Implant assisted Orthodontics: How is it different from conventional Orthodontics?' at the 7th International Conference of World Federation of Orthodontics, to be held in Sydney, Australia from 6 - 9 February 2010.

• The ‘Micro (Screw) Implant Anchorage’ a one day hands-on course was held on Aug ‘05 and Mar ’06 at Mumbai, Aug ‘05 at Chennai, Jan ’06 at Bangalore, Feb ’06 at New Delhi, June ’06at Boise, Idaho, USA, Sep ’06 at Dubai UAE, Nov 06 at Tehran, Iran –with Iranian National Meeting, On Feb 18th with Kerala Study Group, in Cochin and s on 2nd Mar 07 at Chicago, Il, US.A. Dubai in Jul 08