Orthodontics as the Foundation of Interdisciplinary Patient Care

Learning Objectives 

Upon completion of this program, participants will be able to: 

• Apply interdisciplinary treatment planning principles to optimize restorative, periodontal, implant, and orthodontic outcomes. 
• Evaluate the role of orthodontics as the foundation for comprehensive patient care. 
• Compare treatment options for young and adult patients requiring multidisciplinary interventions. 
• Incorporate digital workflows and contemporary orthodontic strategies into interdisciplinary treatment planning. 
• Develop collaborative approaches to managing complex clinical cases through case-based decision making.

Dr. Renato Cocconi  

Dr. Renato Cocconi earned his postgraduate degree in orthodontics with highest honors from the University of Milan in 1993. For more than 30 years, he has focused his clinical practice exclusively on orthodontics and is the director of the FACE XP Ortho-Surgical Center in Parma, Italy.

Cocconi is internationally recognized for his work in interdisciplinary orthodontics, orthognathic surgery, and digital orthodontic workflows. He has lectured extensively for leading orthodontic societies and universities throughout Europe and the United States.

A past president of the Angle Society of Europe, Cocconi is an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry. In recent years, his work has focused on the integration of digital technologies into interdisciplinary orthodontic treatment and orthofacial surgery.

Dr. Silvia Rapa Cocconi  

Dr. Silvia Rapa Cocconi completed a three-year postgraduate specialty program in orthodontics at the University of Milan, earning a Master of Science degree with honors in 2009. She is co-director of the FACE XP Ortho-Surgical Center in Parma, Italy, where her clinical practice focuses on interdisciplinary orthodontic and orthognathic treatment using advanced digital workflows, fixed appliances, and clear aligners.

Rapa Cocconi serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Milan and the University of Padua. She lectures nationally and internationally and directs continuing education programs on digital treatment planning and aligner biomechanics.

She is a diplomate of the European Board of Orthodontics, the European Board of Aligner Orthodontics, and the Italian Board of Orthodontics. Her clinical interests include digital treatment planning for complex cases, with an emphasis on achieving predictable esthetic and functional outcomes while supporting minimally invasive restorative care.

Dr. Giuseppe Scuzzo  

Dr. Giuseppe Scuzzo earned his medical degree from the University of Rome and completed specialty training in dentistry and orthodontics at the University of Ferrara. He serves as adjunct professor of lingual orthodontics at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Complutense University of Madrid, and the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome. He also directed the International Master in Invisible Lingual Orthodontics at the University of Ferrara and co-directed postgraduate programs in lingual orthodontics at Complutense University of Madrid and the University of Basel.

Scuzzo is internationally recognized for his contributions to lingual orthodontics. He has delivered more than 300 presentations at national and international scientific meetings, authored more than 85 peer-reviewed publications, and co-authored three textbooks translated into six languages.

He maintains a private practice in Rome limited to invisible orthodontics. Scuzzo is a diplomate of the European Board of Orthodontists and the World Board of Lingual Orthodontists and is a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Dr. Flavia Artese 

Dr. Flavia Artese earned her dental degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in 1992, where she also completed her master's degree and PhD in orthodontics. She was a visiting scholar in the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Washington from 1995 to 1996. Artese is chair of the Orthodontic Program at Rio de Janeiro State University, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate students, and has maintained a private orthodontic practice in Rio de Janeiro since 1993.

Artese is a diplomate of the Brazilian Board of Orthodontics and the European Board of Orthodontics. She served as president of the Brazilian Association of Orthodontics from 2014 to 2018 and is an international ambassador for Brazil with the American Association of Orthodontists. She is also secretary of the Scientific Commission of the Angle Midwest Society and chaired the 10th International Orthodontic Congress of the World Federation of Orthodontists in 2025.

Artese lectures extensively throughout the world and has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. She previously served as editor-in-chief of the Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics.