Graduated in 1988 from the university of Bologna, Italy with a degree in dentistry. He was awarded PhD in Medical Biotechnology in 1999 from the University of Bologna, Italy. Full Professor and Dean of the Periodontal Departement at the University of Bologna, Italy from 2000. Received many awards for clinical research in periodontology in Europe and the United States. In 2006 and 2008 is the winner of The AAP Foundation-E Bud Tarrson Research Award in Oral Plastic Surgery. In 2020 awarded Honorary member of the AAP. President of theItalian Academy of Osteointegration (IAO). Active member of EAED (European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry),SIdP (Italian Society of Periodontology) and IAO (Italian Academy of Osteointegration); member of the European Federation of Periodontology. Associate Editor of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry and Member of the editorial board the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry. Peer reviewer in most ranked Periodontal Journals. Author of 130 publications in Pubmed. Innovator of several soft tissue plastic surgical techniques. Speaker at major international conferences on periodontology. Has taught theoretical and practical (with live Surgery) courses in all countries. Co-author of two illustrated textbooks on periodontal plastic surgery (Ed. Martina). Co-author of chapter “Mucogingival Therapy-Periodontal Plastic Surgery” in Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (Lindhe J, Lang NP, Karring T [eds], Wiley-Blackwel). Author of the book, ‘Mucogingival Esthetic Surgery’ from Quintessence, published in 12 languages.