THE TRICHUR BRANCH OF IDA WSA STARTED IN THE YEAR 1978. EVERY GREAT THING WAS STARTED IN THIS WORLD HAS A HUMBLE BEGINNING.THIS IS VERY TRUE OF OUR ASSOCIATION ALSO. IT WAS THE FARSIGHTEDNESS ANF FRATERNAL FEELINGS OF FEW DENTAL SURGEONS OF TRICHUR THAT CULMINATDED IN THE BIRTH OF IDA TRICHUR BRANCH IN THE YEAR 1978. DR.ANTONY J MALIAKKAL WAS THE CHARTER PRESIDENT AND DR.JOHN J CHIRAYATH WAS THE CHARTER SECRETARY AND THE ASSOCIATION HAD ONLY 9 MEMBERS IN THE FIRST YEAR. BUT THE UNITY, FRATERNITY AND ENTHUSIASM OF THOSE 9 MEMBERS WERE SO GREAT, THAT THE SAME YEAR ITSELF THE STATE DENTAL IDA CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN TRICHUR.THE CONFERENCE WAS A GRAND SUCCESS AND MANY MEMBERS FROM OTHER BRANCHS ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE. MOREOVER ONE OF OUR CHARTER MEMBER DR.ANTONY F MANAVALAN WAS ALSO THE STATE IDA PRESIDENT FOR THAT YEAR. THE SEED SOWN BY OUR CHARTER MEMBERS WAS OF HIGH QUALITY THAT EVER SINCE IT`S BIRTH IN THE YEAR 1978 THE ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN STEADILY NOT ONLY IN MEMBERSHIP BUT ALSO IN FRATERNITY. TODAY WE HAVE ABOUT 125 MEMBERS AND UNDOUBTEDLY OURS IS ONE OF THE STRONG BRANCHES IN THE STATE.