3rd International SIPRO Congress

Dr. Alessandro Agnini graduated in 1989 from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy. He practices in his Modena and Sassuolo offices, where he devotes himself exclusively to the disciplines of fixed prosthetics, periodontology, and implantology. Active Member of the Italian Academy of Osseointegration (IAO), Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (IAED), Digital Implant and Rehabilitation Academy (DIRA), International Digital Dental Academy (IDDA), from 2006 to 2020 Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AIOP). Founding member of the Italian Society of Prosthetics and Oral Rehabilitation (SIPRO). Author and coauthor of scientific publications in national and international journals and speaker at national and international congresses. Since 2011, he has been a speaker at www.dentalxp.com, of which he is a member of the editorial board. Author of the books The Digital Revolution: the Learning Curve and The Digital Revolution 2.0: Clinico-Technical Applications in Daily Practice published by Quintessence Publishing Italy in 2014 and 2022, respectively. ANDI Modena cultural secretary from March 2013 to March 2019. Founder, together with his brother, of Digital Dental Revoultion (DDR) Education, a company whose aim is to organize and participate in congresses and courses in Italy and abroad on dental updating.

Wael Att, DDS, Dr med dent, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of Prosthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and a professor of prosthodontics at the University of Freiburg School of Dentistry in Germany. He serves as president of the International Academy for Digital Dental Medicine, past president of the Prosthodontics Group of the International Association for Dental Research as well as president of the Arabian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. Dr Att is a board-certified prosthodontist from the German Society of Prosthodontics and Biomaterials and an active member of multiple professional organizations, including the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.

Dr. Leonardo Bacherini received his dental technology certificate in 1988 at Istituto Tecnico Leonardo da Vinci in Florence, and after graduating in Dentistry at the University of Florence in 1995, he followed several annual and biennial postgraduate programs with highly qualified Italian lecturers such as Dr. M. De Sanctis, Dr. M. Fradeani, Dr. M. Molina and Dr. M. Simion. He has been a member of the Nobel Biocare Mentor Project performing live surgery courses, he lectures nationally and internationally on prosthodontics and implants and he has been appointed Master Tutor of the ACE Institute, Dr. Mauro Fradeani’s Educational Center. Member for more than ten years of the Italian Society of Prosthetic Dentistry, he is an Active Member of the Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. He is the author of scientific articles published in Italian and international magazines and he focuses his professional activity mainly on Prosthodontics and Implants in his private practice in Florence.

Dr Leonello Biscaro (Italy) graduated magna cum laude in Dentistry at Bologna in 1985. Active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology ( SIdP )  since 2000, he has been the  President of the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry  ( AIOP ) in the years 2013-2014. His presently Vice-president of SIPRO, Italian Society of Prosthodontics and Restorative dentistry. His practice is limited to prosthodontics and oral surgery in the Clinica Odontoiatrica Biscaro-Poggio, run  with his wife, Dr. Paola Poggio and located in Adria (Italy).

Dr. Alessio Casucci received his Dentistry degree from the University of Siena in 2004. He holds a second level Master’s degree in Periodontology and a Master of Science in Dental Biomaterials from the University of Siena, where he also completed his PhD in Dental Biomaterials and their Clinical Applications. Lecturer in the international Mater program in prosthetics at the University of Siena. He is a speaker at numerous courses on total prosthesis and implant prosthesis, and is also the author of several publications in international journals. Member of ICP (International College of Prosthodontics) and Founding Member of SIPRO (Italian Society of Dental Prosthesis and Oral Rehabilitation). EPA (European Prosthodontics Academy) prosthetics specialist. In clinical practice he is mainly dedicated to the rehabilitation of edentulous patients. Adjunct professor at the University of Siena.

Professor and Director: Master in Clinical Dentistry (Orthodontics), United Campus of Malta HEI, (Malta); Director: EIMS-UFP Specialty in Orthodontics; visiting Professor at the Department of Orthodontics, Alexandria University (Egypt); Professore a c. Scuola di Specializzazione in Ortodonzia, Università di Cagliari (Italy) and adjunct faculty at Seton Hill University Orthodontic Department, Greensburg, PA (USA). President SITeBi. Member: ASE, EHASO (East component), IBO, (President 2006-07), EBO (Chairman of the Examiners 2009-11, President 2012-15), ABO, WFO, AAO, EOS and SIDO. Co-editor Progress in Orthodontics (2004-07). Past president (2005) of ASIO (Italian Association of Specialists in Orthodontics), founder and and past president (2007-09) of AIdOr (Italian Academy of Orthodontics). He published more than 80 papers in journals listed in Pubmed, one book and several chapters in orthodontic books.

Marco Ferrari (MD, DMD, Ph D) is Professor and Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Materials at the University of Siena, Italy. He is also Dean of the School of Dental Medicine of the University of Siena. Dr. Ferrari obtained his MD (1983) from the University of Pisa, DMD from University of Siena and Ph D from ACTA, Nertherlands. He implemented the international Ph D program on Dental materials and their clinical applications and later on Dental Biotechnologies, in the University of Siena. He is also Professor of Restorative Dentistry at Leeds University UK, Research Professor at Tufts University, Boston, and Visiting Professor of Rochester University, Xi’an University. He is Past President of European Federation of Conservative Dentistry, Academy of Dental Materials and Continental European Division of IADR. Dr. Ferrari has published over 350 research papers, has 1 patent and other 2 pending applications. His research focuses was for a long time on bonding, resin composites and reinforced restorative materials, and then on zirconia, lithium disilicate, luting materials, and digital dentistry. He sits on Editorial boards of several journals and serves as referee for all major journals in dentistry.

Mauro Fradeani, MD, DDS, is the founder and director of ACE Institute and Fradeani Education. He serves on the editorial board for the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry and is an associate editor of The International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry. He is the author of Esthetic Rehabilitation in Fixed Prosthodontics, Volume 1: Esthetic Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Prosthetic Treatment (Quintessence, 2004) and Volume 2: Prosthetic Treatment: A Systematic Approach to Esthetic, Biologic, and Functional Integration (Quintessence, 2008). Dr Fradeani maintains a private practice limited to prosthetics on natural dentition and on implants in Pesaro, Italy.

Prof. Lucio Lo Russo graduated in Dentistry in 1998 at the University "Federico II" of Naples (Italy), where he subsequently obtained his PhD. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Oral Diseases at the School of Dentistry of the University of Foggia. He is involved in basic and applied clinical research related to the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of oral diseases, in particular in the field of Oral Medicine, Periodontology, and Digital Dentistry. He has published more than 140 scientific papers, most of which in high impact international scientific dental and medical journals.

Daniele Manfredini received his DDS from the University of Pisa, Italy in 1999, a MSc in Occlusion and Craniomandibular Disorders in 2001 from the same University, a PhD in Dentistry from the ACTA Amsterdam, The Netherlands, in 2011, and a Post-Graduation Specialty in Orthodontics from the University of Ferrara, Italy, in 2017. He achieved the Diplomate Status from the American Academy of Orofacial Pain in 2021. He was a clinical fellow at the Section of Prosthetic Dentistry, Department of Neuroscience, University of Pisa, Italy until 2005. From 2006 to 2016, Daniele Manfredini has been Assistant Professor at the School of Dentistry and coordinator of the research projects at the TMD Clinic, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Padova, Italy. Since 2017, Daniele Manfredini has held teachings in Oral Physiology and in Clinical Gnathology at the School of Dentistry, University of Siena, Italy. On January 2017, the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MIUR) appointed him as a Full Professor at the age of 41. Daniele Manfredini authored more than 230 papers in the field of bruxism and temporomandibular disorders in journals indexed in the Medline database (Scopus H-index=49). He also edited, among the others, the book “Current concepts on temporomandibular disorders” (Quintessence Publishing, 2010), including contributions from 45 world-renowned experts, and co-authored several textbooks on the same topics. Based on publication ratings, in November 2013, the US agency Expertscape ranked Daniele Manfredini as world #1 expert in the field of temporomandibular joint disorders, and, in November 2018, also as #1 in the field of bruxism. From then on, Daniele Manfredini has always been classified within the top three experts in both conditions. Since 2018, Daniele Manfredini is Member and Coordinator of the Bruxism Consensus Panel within the International Association for Dental Research, which works on the updated definition and classification strategies for bruxism.

Prof. Eitan Mijiritsky is a graduate of the Tel Aviv University School (1990) of Dental Medicine where he also completed his Postgraduate studies and Specialty with Diploma in Prosthodontics (1996). He has earned his PhD title graded Summa Cum Laude, on the topic of Immediate Loading in Oral implantology. Prof. Mijiritsky is Associate Professor in Prosthodontics at the Tel Aviv University School of Dental Medicine, Israel. He serves also as the Coordinator of International Academic Affairs of the School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. Prosthodontic Consultor  and Research Coordinator, Dep. of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sourasky Tel Aviv Medical Center, Israel Prof. Mijiritsky is the Past President of the Israel Society of Prosthodontics. President Elect and Council Member of the European Prosthodontic Association – EPA. Visiting Professor at the Universities of  Pisa in Italy, Universities of Murcia and Granada in Spain and at the Berlin School of Health Sciences in Germany. Associate Professor in Prosthodontics at the University of Titu Maioresco, Bucarest, Romania. Board of Directors of  the International Digital Dentistry Society – DDS, DDS Ambassador for Israel, Board of Directors of the International Implant Society – SENAME, Board of Directors at the Bone Biomaterials and Beyond Academy – BBBA, Founder of the Israeli Association of Oral Implantology IAOI (ICOI-affiliated). Diplomate of the International College of Oral Implantologists (ICOI), Member of the Editorial Boards of: Journal of Dentistry JD, Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry JERD, International Journal of Prosthodontics IJP, Clinical Trials in Dentistry CTD. Topic Editor in International Journal of Environmental and Public Health IJERPH. Prof. Mijiritsky is both a nationally and internationally active keynote lecturer and scientific chairman in hundreds seminars and meetings. He is the author of over 130 scientific publications in peer reviewed international journals, related to esthetics and prosthodontics, implants, digital dentistry and bone regeneration. Heading the “Mijiritsky Dental Experts Center” in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Carlo E. Poggio, DDS, MSD, PhD is owner of Studio Associato Poggio, an interdisciplinary dental practice with more than 50 years of history located in the heart of Milan historical center. He is also a Visiting Professor for Interdisciplinary Treatments at the Postgraduate Program in Orthodontics in the University of Milan and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Department of Prosthodontics Eastman Institute for Oral Health, University of Rochester (NY). He is a member of the Cochrane Oral Health group (Manchester, UK), as well as fellow of several national and international dental associations. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AIOP), one of the largest Italian dental societies and a member of the International Relationship Committee of the American Prosthodontic Society. He has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and lectured extensively in Italy and abroad on topics related to interdisciplinary treatment planning in dentistry, occlusion and management of TMD patients, metal free prosthodontics materials and use of dental implants in complex interdisciplinary rehabilitations.