Francesca Vailati

Francesca Vailati

MD, DMD, MSc

Additive Prosthodontic, Functional Esthetics, Gnathology

Education

1996

The Beginning

Degree in Medicine at the University of Bari, but with Dentistry always in my mind.

1996

2000

International Training

Left Europe to get a degree in Dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) to discover the academic world overseas.

2000

2003

The choice to learn more

Specialisation in Prosthodontics at the University of Connecticut (USA), ‘final’ decision for my professional life.

2003

2004

Return to Europe

Maitre assistant in the Department of Prosthodontics at the University of Geneva (Switzerland), a collaboration that will continue for the next 15 years.

2004

2005

A pioneering vision

I develop the 3STEP technique to treat patients with eating disorders (e.g. bulimia, anorexia) in a NON-invasive manner, a true clinical revolution.
2005

2007

Dental erosion

Boom of 3STEP applications. 3STEP becomes a discipline taught in the specialty school of Prosthodontics at the University of Geneva with the creation – under my direction – of the clinical study for the treatment of patients suffering from Dental Erosion (Geneva Erosion Study).

2007

2010

Bruxism

Thanks to its non-invasive and potentially reversible nature, I start to apply the 3STEP to patients with conditions that are generally difficult for dentists to manage, such as bruxism and chewing dysfunctions. The feedback from patients is enthusiastic.

2010

2011

My school

To train dentists in Additive Prosthodontics, I set up my own school, the 3STEP Academy, holding courses on functional rehabilitation of patients suffering from wear, erosion and bruxism.

2011

2020

Spreading the message

NON-Invasive Prostheses are increasingly requested by patients and the concept spreads also thanks to the articles she has published. The demand for a book on 3STEP begins to take shape.

2020

2022

Milestones

The 3STEP e-learning platform goes live and the book ‘3STEP – Additive Prosthodontics‘ goes to press and immediately becomes an international best seller translated into multiple languages.
2022

Curriculum
Vitae

Scientific
Publications

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