Education and Qualification: 1992, 1st Level Degree in Dental Hygiene at the University of Rome La Sapienza (passing grade: 110/110 with Distinction and Publishing Distinction). 2006, 2nd Level Degree in Sanitary Dental Techniques at the University of Catanzaro. Annamaria In A Nutshell: Professional Dental Hygienist, Director of the Dental Hygiene Unit at the Tuscan Stomatologic Institute (Versilia General Hospital). Speaker and coordinator in many national and international conferences. Researcher. Teaching Positions: Professor and Clinical Tutor in the Dental Hygiene Program, University of Genoa. Professor in the Dental Hygiene Program, University of Pavia Professor, Director of post graduate programs in Dental Hygienist “University G. Marconi Rome and Istituto Stomatologico Toscano.” Professor in the Post Graduate Course in Implant Surgery, University of Genova. Visiting Professor in School of Dental Hygiene, University of Catanzaro Coordinator in the International Program for Italian Dental Hygienist on “Advances in Dental Hygiene and Oral Care” at the Department of Periodontology, University of Buffalo (NY), USA. Visiting Professor of “Advanced Techniques in Dental Hygiene” at the La Sapienza University in Rome. Professional Assignments and Awards: Past President of AIDI (Italian Dental Hygienist Association), Past President and Founder of Italian Society of Oral Hygiene Sciences (S.I.S.I.O.), Founder and Counsellor of the International Academy of Oral Prevention “IL CHIRONE”. Winner, “SUNSTAR INTERNATIONAL AWARD 2010” (Project Category), given in conjunction with the IFDH. Winner, “Iadr Colgate Oral Health Research Award 2014.