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.
2000
International Training
Left Europe to get a degree in Dentistry at the University of Pennsylvania (USA) to discover the academic world overseas.
2003
The choice to learn more
Specialisation in Prosthodontics at the University of Connecticut (USA), ‘final’ decision for my professional life.
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.
2005
A pioneering vision
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).
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.
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.
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.
2022