Dr. Vittorio Cacciafesta received his dental training at the University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy. From July 1995 until August 1996 he was Research Fellow at the Department of Orthodontics, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany. From September 1996 until August 1999 he was Orthodontic Resident at the Department of Orthodontics, Royal Dental College, Aarhus University, Denmark, where he received the Specialty and Master of Science in Orthodontics. He is “Dottore di Ricerca” (Research Doctorate) in Biotechnology of Dental Materials. From 1999 to 2009 he was Assistant Clinical Professor at the Department of Orthodontics, University of Pavia, Italy. From 1999 until 2002 he was Visiting Professor at the Department of Orthodontics, Aarhus University, Denmark, and Visiting Professor at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. From August 2008 he has been working at Studio Cacciafesta till present time as Specialist in Orthodontics. He is certified Invisalign, FAS Aligners, Incognito and Win, and performs all the available Aligner and Lingual techniques. Since February 2015 has been working at the Harley Street Orthodontic Clinic in London for lingual treatments and at Inline Orthodontics, Stevenage, UK till present time. He was the President of ESLO (European Society of Lingual Orthodontics) for the years 2013-14, and Assistant Secretary of FEO (European Federation of Orthodontics) for the years 2003- 2004. He has published over 100 refereed publications, 2 books and 5 book chapters.
His main research interests are bonding materials, brackets, metallurgy, friction between brackets and wires. His main clinical interests are Lingual Orthodontics, TADs, Biomechanics, Orthodontic treatment of Adults and Complex Multidisciplinary Cases. He has been lecturing extensively in Europe, Middle East, Asia and North and South America, Africa. Currently, he practices in his own clinic in Milan, Italy and Stevenage, UK.