Born in Bari (Ba, Italy) in 1964. In 1987 he graduated as a doctor in Dental Sciences (cum laude) at University of Bari. In 1990 he's got the degree of specialist in Orthodontics (cum laude) at the University of Turin. Technical Assistant in the Department of Odontostomatology and Surgery from 2000 to 2006. From then onward he is Researcher. Since 2000 he has been teaching in the Dental school of Bari. He is author of 38 papers published in Italian and in International journals about the restorative dentistry, endodontics, dental materials, oral pathology and oral surgery, orthodontics and gnathology. He also gave lectures at international congresses.