Marco Maiolino

General dentist in private practice (Syracuse, Italy) and leading European voice in vertical preparation protocols for indirect restorations. Clinical focus centers on minimally invasive prosthetics — specifically vertical and ultra-conservative preparation techniques combined with monolithic zirconia and lithium disilicate restorations.

Developer of the VERTiPREP 3.0 system and founder of VERTiLAB — a specialized dental laboratory dedicated to zirconia crown fabrication for vertical preparations — built to close the clinical-laboratory gap in implementing this approach at scale. Co-founder, together with Dr. Pasquale Venuti, of Tomorrow Tooth — a digital educational community and applied research group for evidence-based restorative protocols.

Author of the bestselling online course Vertical Preparation Protocols, rated 4.8 across thousands of enrolled clinicians. International lecturer on vertical and ultra-conservative preparation workflows, Bioclear composite matrix techniques, and restorative decision-making.

DDS. Bioclear Diplomate in Europe. Active member of SIDOC — Italian Society of Restorative Dentistry.