Prof. Riccardo Nucera graduated with honors in Dentistry in 1999 from the University of Messina. Currently, he serves as the Director of the three-year residency Orthodontic Program of Messina University and holds the position of Director for the one-year master’s program in "Clinical Orthodontics." Additionally, he is the Head of the Clinical Orthodontic Service at the University Hospital “G. Martino” of Messina. In 2023, he became a certified member of the European Board of Orthodontics. Prof. Riccardo Nucera has been a speaker at numerous national and international congresses,
and he is the author of numerous scientific articles on orthodontic topics, published in highly rated international peer-reviewed scientific journals. Prof. Riccardo Nucera won several awards for his scientific activity, including the Tiziano Baccetti Prize in 2017. At the moment, he serves as an editorial board member of several orthodontic scientific journals.