Dr Gianluca Plotino was born in 1978 in Rome, Italy. He graduated in dentistry in 2002 from the Catholic University of Rome where he became Professor of Endodontics in the School of Dental Hygiene (2005-2008).

D. Plotino has obtained his PhD in 2009 and from the same year he is working in the Department of Endodontics at the "Sapienza" - University of Rome as Senior Lecturer and Professor of Scientific English in the School of Dental Hygiene. He is Certified Member of the European Society of Endodontology (ESE), International Member of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and active member of the Italian Society of Conservative Dentistry (SIDOC).

He is author of several articles in scientific national and international peer-reviewed journals and has contributed with 4 chapters in textbooks and monographies. Dr Plotino has given several lectures and courses worldwide and works in a private practice limited to endodontics and restorative dentistry in Rome, Italy.