Alessandro Pedercini, DDS, MS is an assistant professor at the Division of Periodontics, Department of Diagnosis and Oral Health at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. He holds a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree (DDS) from the University of Verona School of Dentistry in Italy and completed his Periodontics residency at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. He also obtained a Master of Science in Dentistry (MS) from the University of Minnesota with a research project looking at biomarkers of periodontal and peri-implant diseases.