Professor of Periodontology and Director Master Program in Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (accredited by EFP European Federation of Periodontology) at Florence University, Florence, Italy. He is also Director of post Graduate Residency Program in Oral Surgery and Head of Research Unit in Periodontology and Periodontal Medicine in the same University. President of SIdP, Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology, 2024-25. He authored more than 120 original articles on international peer-reviewed journals. Winner of important clinical research prizes, including the H. Goldman from SIdP, the Jaccard prize from EFP and R. Earl Robinson award from American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). He is member of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology editorial board and referee for the most important periodontal and implant journals. He is the author of PerioAesthetics, a comprehensive textbook on aesthetic and reconstructive periodontal and peri-implant plastic surgery.