Prof. Massimo Simion is Full Professor of Periodontology and Head of the Department of Periodontology at the University of Milan, Italy, where he also maintains a private practice limited to periodontics and implant dentistry.

He earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Milan in 1979 and completed his specialization in Odontostomatology and Dental Prosthodontics at the same institution in 1982. His work centers on guided bone regeneration and osseointegration in complex implant cases, an area in which his research has helped shape clinical protocols used internationally.

Prof. Simion co-founded the Italian Society of Osseointegration and the Italian Academy of Osseointegration, of which he served as President in 2023-2024, served on the board of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) from 1998 to 2005 and as EAO President from 2001 to 2003, and has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed papers along with the textbook Clinical Osseointegration and Bone Regeneration, published by Quintessence. His honors include the Branemark Award (2022), the ISPRD Distinguished Clinician Award (2022), and the ICOI Charles E. English Award (2023).

He brings this research-driven, surgically grounded expertise to Dental Leaders Academy.