Biography:
Degree in Medicine and Surgery at 'University of Milan in 1979. Specialization in Dentistry at the same University in 1981. Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Periodontology of the Dental Clinic of the University of Milan. Adjunct Professor and Co-Chairman, Eng. AB Growth Factors and Bone Regeneration Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. President of EAO 2001-2003 and Immediate Past-President for years 2004/2005, board member of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) 1998-2005, Member of the Council of EAO 2005-2011. Founder and active member of the Italian Society of Osseointegration. Active Member and Vice-President of the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP) for the years 2003/2005. Referee of the Journal of Periodontology, the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry, Clinical Oral Implant Research. He has published over 100 articles in scientific journals and is a speaker on the subject of international Periodontology, Osseointegration and Bone Regeneration.