He graduated from the Faculty of Dental Medicine in Belgrade in 1961 and specialized in orthodontics at the Clinic for Orthopedics of jaw and face at the Faculty of Dental Medicine in Belgrade in 1973. The title of Primarius he acquired in 1980. He defended his doctoral thesis at the Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad in 1983.
He worked as a dentist and a specialist in orthodontics at the Department of Dentistry and the Department of Dental Health Care at the “Novi Sad” Health Center.
In 1995 he founded the specialist dental office “Dr Milorad Šilić”, as the first and only one in Vojvodina and Serbia, which dealt exclusively with treatments in the field of orthopedics of the jaws, and since 2016 its continuation goes on with the specialist office ORTO4U.
He attended many trainings related to the techniques of treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances. The first in the territory of Vojvodina and among the first orthodontists in the SFRY, he introduced the treatment with fixed orthodontic appliances as a new method in clinical practice in 1974. During the years of his successful clinical practice, he developed teamwork, especially in the field of orthodontic-surgical treatments.
He has published over 60 professional papers in domestic and foreign literature. He presented professional papers and clinical experience at congresses and conferences at home and abroad. He has received numerous awards. In 1987 he was awarded the plaque of the Yugoslav Commission for Co-operation with UNICEF for outstanding results in his many years of work in achieving the goals and objectives of UNICEF.
He is one of the founders of the Dental Section of DLVSLD, Asset of the Dentists of Novi Sad, Orthodontic Section of SLD, where he was the chairman of the sections for several terms. He has actively participated in the organization of congresses, symposia and expert meetings across the country.
As a mentor of orthodontics, he conveyed his huge experience and knowledge to his specialists, and one of his best students and followers is Dr Biljana Reba.
He has been a consultant at the specialist dental office ORTO4U since its very foundation.