The beauty and the smile: The rules

Professor and Head of the Section of Implant Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation, IRCCS Galeazzi Orthopedic Institute, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Italy. Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (1994-2024). Specialist in oral surgery, orthodontics, and implant dentistry. President and Scientific Director of Lake Como Institute (LCI), an Academy of Osseointegration (AO) approved implant training center.

Over 40 years of clinical and academic experience in implant surgery, bone augmentation, sinus lifting, immediate implant placement, full-arch rehabilitation, and aesthetic implant dentistry. Research focuses on sinus augmentation techniques, grafting materials, tilted implants for atrophic jaws, immediate loading protocols, and long-term implant outcomes. Expert in complex full-mouth rehabilitation cases and surgical management of severe bone atrophy.

President of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO, 2017-2018). Former President of the Italian Society of Oral Surgery and Implantology. Section Editor for Clinical Concepts, International Journal of Oral Implantology (IJOI). Member of the Board of Directors and Fellow of the Academy of Osseointegration (AO). Author of over 250 peer-reviewed publications in leading international journals including Clinical Oral Implants Research, International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Implants, and Journal of Periodontology. Co-author of multiple textbooks on implant dentistry and bone augmentation published by Quintessence International. International keynote speaker presenting at major implant congresses worldwide for over 30 years.

MD (Doctor of Medicine) from University of Milan, Italy (1981). DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery) from University of Milan (1984). Specialty in Orthodontics from University of Milan (1986). Fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI).