2024–present – Associate Professor of Oral and Dental Diseases, Department of Life Sciences, Health and Health Professions, Link Campus University, Rome, Italy.

2024–present – Permanent Outpatient Specialist in Oral Medicine, University Hospital Federico II of Naples.

2008–present – Head of the Multidisciplinary Orofacial Pain Clinic, University Hospital Federico II of Naples.

2026/2027 – Course Coordinator, Special Odontostomatological Pathology and Dermatology, Degree Programme in Dentistry and Dental Prosthodontics, Link Campus University.

2025/2026 – Lecturer in Clinical Propaedeutics II, integrated course Principles of Dentistry, Link Campus University.

2025–present – Lecturer and Coordinator of the Inter-university Second-Level Master’s Programme “Chronic Orofacial Pain in Oral Medicine: From Diagnosis to Modern Therapeutic Approaches”, Universities of Trieste, Milan and Naples Federico II.

2005–present – Undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, clinical tutoring, thesis supervision and examination activities in Oral Medicine and Special Odontostomatological Pathology.

International teaching and research experience includes the Institute of Science Tokyo, Melbourne Dental School, Albanian University and Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy.

2026–2027 – Member of the Executive Board, Italian Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine (SIPMO).

2022–present – Member, British and Irish Society for Oral Medicine (BISOM).

2005–present – Member, European Association of Oral Medicine (EAOM).

2000–present – Member, Italian Society of Oral Pathology and Medicine (SIPMO).

2013–present – Member, American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM).

Associate Editor, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine; Associate Editor, Dental Cadmos; Associate Editor, International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Former Guest Associate Editor for Frontiers in Cancer and Frontiers in Psychology.

Author or co-author of 113 peer-reviewed publications in indexed international journals; more than 2,000 citations and an h-index of 27. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3784-4229
Topical Pregabalin in Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Real-World Study of Peripheral Neuromodulation. Canfora F, Argiuolo A, Salerno S, Castellucci C, Evangelista R, Ferrara S, Valletta R, De Rosa A, Memè L, Mignogna MD, Adamo D. Medicina. 2026;62(7):1299.
Uncovering Frailty in Burning Mouth Syndrome: Insights From a SUNFRAIL+ Based Multidimensional Assessment. Canfora F, et al., Adamo D. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation. 2026.
Early-Onset Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Emerging Biological Insights, Risk Factors and Clinical Implications. Musella G, et al., Adamo D. Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine. 2026.
Burning Fog: Cognitive Impairment in Burning Mouth Syndrome. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2021;13:727417.
The Association Between Burning Mouth Syndrome and Sleep Disturbance: A Case-Control Multicenter Study. Oral Diseases. 2018;24:638–649.
Vortioxetine Versus Other Antidepressants in the Treatment of Burning Mouth Syndrome: An Open-Label Randomized Trial. Oral Diseases. 2021.

2025 – Merit Award, 23rd National Congress of the Italian Society of Paediatric Dentistry.

2025 – Best Poster Award, SIPMO International Symposium: Clinical Challenge in Oral Medicine, Trieste.

2025 – Best Topic Poster Awards, 7th International Congress on Technological Innovations and Experimental Protocols in Periodontology, Oral Surgery and Orthodontics, Bari.

2025 – Best Poster Awards, Italian College of University Teachers in Dentistry Congress.

2024 – Best Poster Award and Certificate of Excellence, 16th International Meeting of the Italian Society of Oral Medicine and Pathology.

2024 – Best Poster Award and Honorable Mentions, 31st National Congress of the Italian College of University Teachers in Dentistry.

2023 – First Prize, Best Presentation, European Association of Oral Medicine Meeting, London.

2023 – First Prize, ProMIS AHL Award, DHEAL-COM project.

2021 – Best Paper Award, Italian College of University Teachers in Dentistry.

2019 – Certificate of Excellence, Italian Society of Oral Medicine and Pathology.

2014 – Best Oral Presentation, Italian Society of Oral Medicine and Pathology.

Selected invited and keynote lectures:

2026 – “HPV: Challenges and Opportunities in Contemporary Medicine”, HPV and Oral Health Prevention Day, Link Campus University, Città di Castello, Italy.

2026 – “Tobacco and Nicotine as Major Risk Factors for Oral Health Damage and Oral Cancer”, virtual meeting Working Together to Stop Tobacco and Nicotine.

2026 – “Chronic Orofacial Pain after Dental Implants: Local Complications or Systemic Vulnerability?”, International Oral Medicine Symposium, Brașov, Romania.

2026 – “Dental Treatments in Patients Receiving Bisphosphonates”, 17th F.I.MeG.ETS National Congress, Naples.

2026 – “Chronic Orofacial Pain and Fibromyalgia: A Shared Nociplastic Network”, Foggia, Italy.

2025 – “Full Functional Recovery in Burning Mouth Syndrome”, 40th Meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Dentistry, Tokyo.

2025 – “What Should We Measure in Burning Mouth Syndrome?”, World Workshop on Oral Medicine IX, Las Vegas.

2025 – “Pharmacological Advances in Burning Mouth Syndrome: A Shift Toward Full Functional Recovery”, Bari, Italy.

Additional invited lectures have been delivered for EAOM, AAOM, SIPMO, IADR and universities and scientific organisations in Italy, Japan, Australia, Romania and Albania.