Andrea Ricci

Founder and Scientific Director of IDEAT (Institute of Dental Education And Therapy), Florence, Italy. Adjunct Professor at San Raffaele University, Milan. DSD (Digital Smile Design) Key Opinion Leader. Active Member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED). Associate Member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry (AARD). Active Member of the Italian Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (IAED). Active Member of the Italian College of Prosthodontics (ICP). Specialist in prosthodontics, periodontology, and implant dentistry with practice limited to aesthetic restorations.

Over 28 years of clinical experience since graduation in 1996. Expert in aesthetic prosthetic rehabilitation in the anterior zone, interdisciplinary treatment combining periodontics and prosthodontics, management of patients with periodontal disease requiring prosthetic rehabilitation, digital smile design protocols, and minimally invasive aesthetic dentistry. Known for systematic approaches to complex aesthetic cases requiring interdisciplinary collaboration between multiple specialties. Research and clinical focus on prosthetic solutions for patients with ideal and non-ideal tissue profiles, material selection for aesthetic restorations in compromised periodontal cases, and prediction of treatment outcomes.

International lecturer presenting extensively throughout Europe and worldwide at major aesthetic dentistry conferences. Regular faculty at prestigious congresses including Aesthetic Dentistry Congress in Florence alongside legends Galip Gurel and Mauro Fradeani. Creator of the Andrea Ricci MasterClass educational program offering comprehensive training in aesthetic and restorative dentistry. Author of publications in peer-reviewed journals. Associate Editor of the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry (JERD). Member of editorial boards for Practical Procedures and Aesthetic Dentistry (PPAD) and other aesthetic dentistry journals. Instructor teaching prosthetic treatment of patients with periodontal tissue diseases, interdisciplinary approaches to aesthetic rehabilitation, and digital workflows in aesthetic dentistry.

DDS from University of Perugia, Italy (1996). Certificate in Advanced Prosthodontics from University of Southern California, Los Angeles (completed after three-year training program). Maintains private practice in Florence, Italy, limiting practice to prosthodontics, periodontology, and implant dentistry with focus on aesthetic areas since 1999.