Dr Di Febo graduated from the University of Bologna, Italy, with a degree in Medicine and Surgery and completed postgraduate specialization in stomatology and prosthodontics. He is a founding member of the Italian Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AIOP) and its former president (1995–1996). He was Bologna Provincial Medical Board Dentistry Roll Council Chairman from 1994 to 1999 and a full member of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) board from 1994 to 1996. Dr Di Febo has held lectureships in fixed prosthodontics at the University of Bologna, Italy,Faculty of Dentistry from 1983 until the present. He has been a guest speaker at many conferences, lifelong learning courses, and Italian and international congresses. Dr Di Febo currently works in private practice limited to fixed prosthodontics at Porta Mascarella Medical Center in Bologna, Italy.