Minimally invasive techniques in endodontics

Gianluca Plotino was born in 1978 in Rome, Italy. He graduated in dentistry from the Catholic University of Rome in 2002. Dr. Plotino obtained his PhD in 2009. In 2017, he received certification as a Professor of II level, and in 2018 as a Professor of I level in Italy. Gianluca Plotino is a Specialist Member of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE), an International Specialist Member of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE), an active member and President of the Italian Academy of Endodontics (AIE), and an active member of several other professional societies. He received the Hans Genet Award from the European Society of Endodontology in 2013, along with several other research prizes and awards. Dr. Plotino has published more than 150 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, achieving an h-index of 48. He is the author of three endodontic textbooks and has contributed numerous chapters to other textbooks. He is an Associate Editor of the European Endodontic Journal and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Endodontics, as well as several other international journals. Dr. Plotino holds four patents and is the founder of a start-up. He currently works in his private practice in Rome, Italy, with a focus on endodontics and restorative, esthetic, and interdisciplinary dentistry.