Education: Dentist graduated from UCV, Central University of Venezuela, in 1996. In 1998 he began his training in dental technology, participating as a Fellow in the Laboratory of the Dental Prosthetics Program at the University of Texas in Houston, United States. He has carried out internships and training with recognized technicians in laboratories in Mexico, Brazil, the United States and Europe. In 2016 he obtained his diploma as a dental technician at the National Center for the Training of Dental Technicians, CENATEDE, in Caracas, Venezuela.
IN THE FIELD OF DENTAL CERAMICS: Among the most influential professionals in his training as a ceramist, he has carried out internships and internships with renowned technicians: Andrew Canterbury, Felix Pages, Hector Cabañas, Michael Beerli, Dieter Grubel (3 courses), Peter Fisiak (2 courses), Oliver Brix, August Bruguera (3 courses), Gerald Ubassy (Avignon, France) (2 courses), Enrico Steager, Carlos Granados, Joel Lopez, Juvenal de Souza, Ivan Ronald (2 courses), Jungo Endo, Rafael Santrich, Ricardo Shaffer, Nondas Vlachopoulos (2 courses) and Edward McLaren, CeramicWeek UCLA, Tininha Gomez, Iñaki Gamborena, Shiego Kataoka. IN THE DIGITAL FIELD: Training in the Zirkonzahn system in 2005 (basic) and 2013 (advanced). Brunico, Italy. Certified instructor in the CEREC system by ISCD, International Society of Computerized Dentistry. Vancouver, Canada 2011.
DSD training, by Dr. Christian Coachman. Caracas, Venezuela 2012. User of the Amann Girrbach Ceramill system since 2013. Zolid Cutting-Edge Materials Training, "Aesthetics and Morphology on Zirconium Oxide" with Knut Miller, in Koblach, Austria, 2017. Training in "Advanced use of the Ceramill system" in Koblach, Austria, in 2017, with Allan Vicentini. Digital flow of complete arches. Jacobo Somosa Institute. Madrid 2019 Advanced aesthetics. Dental AcademyCad. Juan Carlos Palma.2020 Training in "Advanced Use of the Ceramill System" in Caracas, Venezuela, 2022.
PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES: Mr. Agustí Vernedas (2011), Dr. Johan Figueras (2013), Dr. Carlos Ayala (2013), Dr. Eduardo de Aguiar and Dr. Jesús Ostos WPRM (2014) 27 years of full-time clinical and laboratory experience in private practice, focused on restorative aesthetic dentistry, oral rehabilitation and implant prosthetics, within the LaplanaBologna Unit, Advanced Dental Aesthetics. He has held the position of Secretary within the board of directors of SVPE, Venezuelan Society of Stomatological Prosthetics. 2012-2017
Associate Professor in the Aesthetics Program of the Central University of Venezuela U.C.V., and in the Implants program of the Santa María University, both in Caracas, Venezuela. Associate Professor of the Dental Technician program at the Central University of Venezuela. UCV and the Instituto Dental Sinergia Educational Center in Caracas, Venezuela. Laboratory Director of the Advanced Dental Aesthetics Unit LaplanaBologna, exclusively for patients of our private practice with 24 years of experience specialized in aesthetic oral rehabilitation, implant rehabilitation, complex cases and metal-free ceramics.
Since 1997 he has been a speaker on free topics and subsequently in numerous conferences and exercises at various national and international scientific and university events. Among the most relevant recent meetings are: Judge of the SMILE AWARD IPSe.max 2016, Madrid, Spain. American Academy of Osseointegration, Orlando, February 2017. XP Dental Symposium, Cartagena, April 2017 ALACIBÚ 2017, Dominican Republic
Ivoclar Mexico Seminar, August 2017. TouchDown AmannGirrbach, Lima October 2017. ACADENT, Granada, November 2017. American Academy of Osseointegration, Los Angeles, February 2018. DentalXP Symposium, Hollywood, March 2018. TouchDown AmannGirrbach, Mexico September 2018. College of University Prosthodontists of Jalisco, Guadalajara March 2019. ADI Team Congress, Edinburgh, May 2019, College of Dentists of Venezuela, Caracas, October 2019 FOLA, Lima, October 2019 IVOCLAR Mexico Seminar 2020 - 2021 (online) IVOCLAR Mexico Seminar 2022 CiProDi Ibiza 2022
CIALACIBU 2022 - Cartagena, Colombia ISC San Diego, June 2023 Las Vegas XP Dental Symposium. July 2023 IVOCLAR Seminar Barranquilla, August 2023 65th International Congress, Colombian Association of Prosthodontics, Cartagena, September 2023 College of Dentists of Venezuela, Caracas, October 2023 National Association of Dental Technicians ANTEDE, Caracas October 2023 PUBLICATIONS Together with Dr. Rafael Laplana, she is the author of several scientific publications: Laplana R, Bologna A. A challenge of severe atrophy in the anterior area. DentAvantgArt Labline 23, winter 2016. Laplana R, Bologna A. The challenge of severe atrophy in the anterior region. BEST OF LABLINE 2017 Yearbook. Portuguese edition.
Laplana R, Bologna A. Minimally invasive esthetic approach in the complete rehabilitation of the mouth with ceramic restorations in aged dentition. DentAvantgArt Labline 25, Vol VII, Issue 01, Spring 2017 Laplana R, Bologna A. Minimally invasive esthetic approach in complete mouth rehabilitation with ceramic restorations, IN YOUNG PATIENT. DentAvantgArt Labline 27, Vol VII, Issue 03 Autumn 2017. Laplana R, Bologna A. Minimally invasive esthetic approach to total oral restoration with ceramic restorations, IN YOUNG PATIENTS. BEST OF LABLINE 2018 Yearbook.Portuguese edition. Laplana R, Bologna A. Minimally invasive esthetic approach in complete mouth reconstruction COMBINING CAD-CAM. DentAvantgArt Labline 32, winter 2018. Laplana R, Bologna A. Minimally invasive esthetic approach in full mouth reconstruction incorporating 3D facial scanner to digital workflow. DentAvantgArt Labline 36, winter 2019.Bologna A, Laplana R. Aesthetics with Micro Restorations. Quintessence Dent Techno 2020 Bologna A, Laplana R. Combination of CAD/CAM technology and 3D printing to develop a full-mouth aesthetic rehabilitation using pressed ceramics with lithium disilicate. Journal of Aesthetic Dentistry 2021 Bologna A, Laplana R. MINIMALLY INVASIVE AESTHETIC APPROACH IN COMPLETE MOUTH REHABILITATION Combination of digital workflow with intraoral and facial scanner. Quintessence Dent Techno 2021-2022 Bologna A, Laplana R, Ravelo J. Balancing digital and manual procedures to restore severe atrophy in the esthetic zone. Quintessence Dent Techno 2024