Martina Stefanini

Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, and periodontist in private practice. Clinical and research focus encompasses mucogingival plastic surgery, soft tissue management around implants, root coverage procedures, and regenerative periodontal therapy.

Among the most active researchers in the Zucchelli school of periodontal plastic surgery — cited over 5,400 times (Google Scholar). Lead author of the 2024 EFP Focused Workshop systematic review on multiple gingival recessions. Co-author of a chapter in the textbook Implant Therapy (eds. M. Nevins and H.L. Wang). Research published in the International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry and other leading peer-reviewed journals. ITI Fellow since 2018; former Visiting Professor at San Raffaele University, Milan.

Speaker at major national and international periodontology conferences, including AAP Annual Meeting and EFP congresses. Hands-on faculty in advanced courses on periodontal plastic and reconstructive surgery alongside Professor Giovanni Zucchelli.

DDS, PhD in Medical Sciences — University of Bologna. Active member of the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology (SIdP).