Dr Alvaro Della Bona is senior professor and Dean of Dental School, University of Passo Fundo, Brazil. He is a dentist with a PhD training in Materials Science and Engineering by the University of Florida, and post-doctorate in Tissue Engineering by the University of Michigan. Ex-President and Fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials, he has served in the editorial board of many international journals and author a best-seller book on dental ceramics. His research ranges from cell biology to biomaterials application in Dentistry.