Stefano Gracis received his D.M.D. degree in 1986 from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and, in 1987, from the University of Pavia (Italy). In 1990, he obtained the certificate in Prosthodontics with an M.S.D. degree at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the Past President of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED) and of the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AIOP). He is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Prosthodontics and of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry. He has contributed several articles and chapters in the field of restorative dentistry and he lectures and gives courses regularly, both nationally and internationally, on topics related to fixed prosthodontics and implant prosthodontics. He has been involved in the Scientific Committee of several International congresses. He practices in his own clinic in Milan, Italy, limiting his activity to prosthodontics and restorative dentistry.