University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Dental School, Via Olgettina 58, Milan
20132
Italy
April 25, 1975
simtecc@gmail.com
– Scientific High School Diploma, Liceo Scientifico “Galileo Galilei”, Pescara, 1993 — Grade: 60/60.
• Degree in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics, University G. D’Annunzio, Chieti — Graduated 27 July 1999 — Grade: 110/110 cum laude. Thesis: “Endosseous Implants as Orthodontic Anchorage: Proposal of a New Method.” Licensed to practice dentistry, Chieti, Autumn 1999. Registered with the Pescara Dental Board, No. 411 (from 20/01/2000).
• Short courses and certifications: PC Basics, Artemis International (Rome), Oct 4–21, 1999; Project Management for Research, Artemis International (Rome), Oct 4–21, 1999; European Computer Driving Licence, Pescara, Oct 1999.
Postgraduate and advanced training
• Postgraduate Diploma in Orthodontics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, 29 March 2006 — Grade: 50/50. Specialization thesis: “Systematic Review of the Relationship between Dental Occlusion and Temporomandibular Disorders.”
• PhD in Dental and Oral Sciences, University G. D’Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, 2001–2004. Thesis: “Cervical posture and its relationships with the stomatognathic system.”
• PhD in Masticatory Physiology and Dental Materials, University of Turin, 15 December 2008. Thesis: “The role of mastication in body posture.”
• Second-level Master’s Degree in Orthodontics, University of Tor Vergata, Rome — completed 12 September 2016.
• Executive Master in Leadership for International Relations and Made in Italy (Fondazione Italia USA), Rome — completed 14 September 2024. Project: “Orthodontic therapies performed in Italy and remotely monitored: an example of Made in Italy in health services.”
Additional courses
• Advanced course on psychological aspects of dentistry and oral disease prevention in childhood, University G. D’Annunzio, Chieti, 12 July 2001.
• ICH Good Clinical Practice (e-learning), Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, 24 Sept 2024 — Score: 100/100.
• Editorial Board Member: Journal of Dentistry (Elsevier); BMC Pediatrics (BioMed Central — Springer Nature); BioMed Research International (Hindawi); Children (MDPI); Hygiene (MDPI).
• Reviewer / External Expert for multiple peer-reviewed journals (selected periods), including: Journal of Oral Rehabilitation (2005–2010); The Angle Orthodontist / World Journal of Orthodontics (2007–2019); American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (2010–2020); Orthodontics & Craniofacial Research (2012–2017); The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice (2012–2015); Journal of Pediatric Genetics (Jan–Jun 2015); Nutrition & Metabolism (2013); Mediators of Inflammation (Jan–Jun 2016); European Journal of Dentistry (2014–2016); Medical Science Monitor (2014); BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (2015–2017); Cranio (from 01/06/2016 to present).
Memberships
• Member, Digital Dentistry Society (D.D.S.) since 2019.
• Member, European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (E.A.P.D.).
• Member, Italian Orthodontic Society (S.I.D.O.) since 2015.
• Member, A.I.G.e D.O. (Italian Association of Gnathology and Orofacial Pain).
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Selected Awards
• Honorable Mention, Orthodontics Poster Session — “Transverse changes of the mid facial complex in patients treated with miniscrew assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE): a systematic review of RCTs (Poster ORT86).” Authors: Laborante T; Mandurino M; Pittari L; Nota A; Tecco S. — 2nd National Congress CDUO, Rome, 18–20 June 2025.
• Best Scientific Poster — “Skeletal class III malocclusion: prognostic approach using frontal sinus morphometry.” Authors: Monticciolo F.M.; Baldi A; Nota A; Pittari L; Tecco S. — S.I.D.O. International Congress “Building Bridges for the future,” Florence, 17–19 October 2024.
• 2nd Best Clinical Poster — “TMD treatment with 3D printed occlusal splint: a clinical case report” (Poster 256). Authors: Romito M; Vaghi C; Lannes AC; Pittari L; Tecco S. — 54th International Congress S.I.D.O., Rome, 12–14 October 2023.
• 3rd Best e Poster Award — “TMDs management with full digital workflow: a beneficial clinical protocol.” Authors: Pittari L; Paniura L; Bosco F; Tecco S. — 3rd D.D.S. Global Congress, Casablanca, Morocco, 12–14 October 2023.
• “America Innovazione” Prize — Foundation Italia USA (extraordinary scholarship for Master in Leadership for International Relations and Made in Italy) — Rome (Chamber of Deputies, Aula dei Gruppi Parlamentari), 5 May 2023.
• I Prize, Poster Session “ATM and Gnathology” — “Correlation between bruxism and GERD and their effect on dental wear. Systematic review.” Authors: Pittari L; Gaydchuck M; Cavallaro M; Nota A; Tecco S. — 28th National Congress CDUO, Milan, 22–24 April 2021.
• Gilead Sciences Fellowship Program 2018 award (€25,000) — Project: “Point of care testing for Hepatitis C virus infection at Italian dental clinic: the portrait of pilot study population.” Principal Investigator: Prof. Simona Tecco — Milan, 19 July 2018.
Other Multiple poster awards and recognitions (2021–2025), including Best Scientific Poster at S.I.D.O. International Congress 2024 and Honorable Mentions
Selected Lectures and Conferences:
• Session Chair, 1st Healthcare Online International Conference — “Digital Health Adoption and Innovation: A Vision for the Future of Healthcare,” 25–26 March 2026.
• Lecturer, FDI Regional Congress — Saudi International Dental Conference — “Efficacy of aligners for the management of crossbite and vertical malocclusion,” Riyadh, 16–18 January 2025.
• Lecturer, FDI Regional Congress — “One-step digital planning of an orthodontic treatment with clear aligners in a TMD patient,” Riyadh, 16–18 January 2025.
• Speaker, 8th Scientific International Congress for Aligner Orthodontics (D.G.A.O.) — Pre-congress course: “Experimental protocol for orthodontic finalization of the TMD patient,” Cologne, 21–23 Nov 2024.
• Lecturer, State of the Art Conference (Digital Dentistry Society) — “Introduction to digital orthodontics,” Florence, 18–19 Oct 2024.
• Lecturer, World Dental Congress (FDI) — Symposium of the Digital Dentistry Society: “How digital technologies can change the world of implant dentistry and prosthodontics,” Istanbul, 12–15 Sept 2024.
• Lecturer, World Dental Congress (FDI) — “Artificial intelligence and augmented reality in treatment planning: examples in orthodontics and implants” (co-author: Mangano F), Istanbul, 12–15 Sept 2024.
• Lecturer, World Dental Congress (FDI) — “Predictability analysis of orthodontic treatment with aligners in open bite, deep bite and crossbite correction” (with Nota A), Istanbul, 12–15 Sept 2024.
• Lecturer, 37th International Congress A.I.G.eD.O. — Workshop: “Cervical range of motion evaluation based on three-dimensional fields with Biobit instrument (BTS Engineering): interdisciplinary communication between dentistry and physiotherapy,” Naples, 26–28 Sept 2024.
(Additional presentations and conference contributions from 2000–2019 omitted here for brevity; full list available on request.)
