FRANCESCO GUIDO MANGANO, DDS, PHD

The Digital Dentist

Biographical Sketch

Dr. Francesco Mangano was born in 1979 in Gravedona, Lake of Como, Italy. He graduated at the University of Milan in 2003 (110/110 cum laude).

After graduation, he devoted his attention to Implant Dentistry, attending the Post-Graduate Program in Oral Implantology and Bone Regeneration (2008- 2010) of the Oral Implantology Clinic, Department of Periodontology, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Sao Paulo (Brazil), where he became Clinical Instructor.

After this experience, he worked for the University of Varese (2012- 2017) as Clinical Instructor and Lecturer, focusing his attention to Implant Prosthodontics and Digital Dentistry. At the University of Varese, he founded the first-in-the-world 2-year Master in Digital Dentistry, working as Scientific Coordinator for 6 years (2013- 2018). In 2016, he completed his PhD in Biotechnologies, Biosciences and Surgical Techniques, at the Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Varese (Italy).

From 2018, he left the University of Varese as he became Associate Professor and Lecturer in Digital Dentistry, at the Sechenov First State Medical University of Moscow (Russia).

In the years 2017-2020, he has served as Section Editor for the Digital Dentistry Section of BMC Oral Health, a Springer Nature Journal (Q1, Indexed Pubmed and Scopus). Thanks to this new section, in which about 100 scientific articles have been published over a 4 year period, the Journal’s impact factor (IF) has doubled (from 1.0 to 2.0); in addition, some of the articles authored by Dr. Francesco Mangano have been among the most appreciated, downloaded and cited throughout the history of the Journal.

Currently, Dr. Francesco Mangano is Section Editor for the new Digital Dentistry Section of the prestigious Journal of Dentistry, an Elsevier Journal (Q1, indexed Pubmed and Scopus, IF 4.4, Citescore 7.0); in addition, he is in the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Prosthodontics, of the Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects, and he works as Reviewer for the most important international, peer-reviewed dental journals with high impact factor.

He is Founding and Active Member of the International Digital Dentistry Society (DDS), where he acts as Board Member (2022- 2023) and he is currently President Elect (2024- 2025).

He is author of 135 scientific publications indexed in Pubmed, and published on international peer-reviewed Journals with high impact factor. His bibliometric indexes are: H index 49 (Google Scholar), 37 (Scopus). He also co-authored five books on digital and implant dentistry.

In 2020, he founded the Mangano Digital Academy, an independent academy that aims to spread the use of digital technologies in dentistry.

He is in private practice in Gravedona, Lake of Como, Italy, at the Studio Odontoiatrico Mangano, together with Prof. Carlo Mangano, his uncle and mentor.

Qualifications, Education & Fellowships:

Qualifications and Academic Appointments:

• 2003: Doctor in Dental Science, Dental School, University of Milan (Italy), with grade 110/110 cum laude, discussing the experimental thesis “Tissue Engineering and Bone Induction” (Prof. Matteo Chiapasco) realised with the support of the Bone Research Lab, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (Prof. Ugo Ripamonti)
• 2003: Board/Habilitation in Dentistry, Dental School, University of Milan (Italy), with grade 60/60
• 2011-2013: Clinical Instructor, Oral Implantology Clinic, Department of Surgical and Morphological Science, Dental School, University of Varese (Italy) (Director: Prof. Aldo Macchi)
• 2012-2013: Adjunct Professor, Periodontology, Department of Surgical and Morphological Science, Dental School, University of Varese (Italy)
• 2012-2014: Lecturer, Innovative Technology and Engineered Biomaterials Research Center (ITEB), University of Varese, (Italy) (Director: Prof. Carlo Mangano)
• 2014-2015: Clinical Instructor, e-Cost Namabio training school, Frederick University, Nicosia (Cyprus)
• 2014-2016: PhD in Biotechnologies, Biosciences and Surgical Techniques, Department of Surgical and Morphological Sciences, University of Varese, Italy
• 2016-2017: Lecturer, Academic Unit of Digital Dentistry, IRCCS, S. Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy (Director: Prof. Carlo Mangano)
• 2014-2018: Scientific Coordinator/Instructor/Lecturer, Italian Master in Digital Dentistry, Department of Surgical and Morphological Science, Dental School, University of Varese (Italy) (Director: Prof. Aldo Macchi)
• 2018-now: Associate Professor and Lecturer, Digital Dentistry, Sechenov First State Medical University of Moscow, Russia (Director: Prof. Oleg Admakin)
• 2022-now: Lecturer, University of Lyon (France)
• 2022-now: Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong (China)

Post-doctoral training:

• 2007: Post-graduate program in Gnatology, Terlano, (Italy) (Director: Dr. Roberto Masnata)
• 2008-2010: Post-graduate program in Oral Implantology and Bone Regeneration, at the Oral Implantology Clinic, Department of Periodontology, Dental Research Division, Guarulhos University, Guarulhos, Sao Paulo (Brazil) (Director: Prof. Jamil Shibli)
• 2010: Post-graduate program in Fixed Prosthodontics, Florence, (Italy) (Director: Dr. Dario Castellani)

Positions/Affiliations:

• 2024-2025: President Elect, Digital Dentistry Society (DDS)
• 2022-now: Board Member, Digital Dentistry Society (DDS)
• 2021-now, Section Editor, Digital Dentistry Section, Journal of Dentistry (Elsevier)
• 2021-now, Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Prosthodontics (Quintessence)
• 2020-now: Director, Mangano Digital Academy
• 2018-2019: Board Member, Digital Dentistry Society
• 2017-2020: Section Editor, Digital Dentistry, BMC Oral Health (Springer Nature)
• 2016-now: Associate, Studio Odontoiatrico Mangano
• 2017-now: Associate Editor, Journal of Dental Research, Dental Clinics, Dental Prospects
• 2015-2018: Lead Guest Editor, Biomedical Research International (Tissue Engineering), Open Dentistry Journal, International Journal of Dentistry
• 2015: Fellow of the International College of Dentists (ICD)
• 2014-now: Founding Member and Active Member of the international Digital Dentistry Society (DDS)