Gaetano Paolone, DDS, teaches conservative dentistry at the Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan and lectures for the master’s course in esthetics and restorative dentistry at the University of Bologna. He is also an associate researcher in operative dentistry at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Dr Paolone lectures widely in Italy and abroad and is the author and co-author of book chapters and many scientific articles. He is a co-founder of the WeRestore.it project and is an active member of the AIC, the IAED, and the Italian Academy of Microscopic Dentistry (AIOM). Dr Paolone maintains a private practice in Rome.