Giovanni Olivi is an Adjunct Professor in Endodontics, Conservative Dentistry and Paediatric Dentistry in the Degree Course of Dentistry and Masters in Laser Dentistry at the University of Genoa. He graduated with honours in Medicine and Surgery at the University “La Sapienza” of Rome. He specialised with honours in Dentistry at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and Aesthetic Medicine at the International Foundation Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Rome.

He has maintained a deep interest in laser enhanced dentistry, endodontics, microscopy, implants and aesthetics. In 2007 he was honoured with the “Leon Goldman Award” for clinical excellence in Nashville (USA) and subsequently obtained his Masters with the American Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD, USA) in 2009.

He is the scientific coordinator of the Italian Academy of Microscope Dentistry (AIOM) and an active board member of the Italian Society of Endodontics (SIE) and European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry (EAPD). Giovanni Olivi is currently adjunct professor and scientific director of the postgraduate course “Laser in Dentistry” at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma (UCSC) and is also cooperating with several universities worldwide on laser research & education.

He has been invited to speak at more than 150 international conferences, he is a scientific advisor to several industry journals and author of numerous publications. Prof. Giovanni Olivi is the author of the following books:

• Laser in Dental Traumatology, (in Italian, 2010 – Martina).
• Pediatric Laser Dentistry: a user’s guide, (2011 – Quintessence).
• Laser in Restorative Dentistry: a practical guide, (2015 – Springer).
• Laser in Endodontics: scientific background and clinical applications, (2016 – Springer).