Nicola Scotti

Dr Nicola Scotti is a dentist who grew up surrounded by teeth and dental models: his father was a dentist himself, and as he puts it, dentistry was simply in his blood. When the time came to choose a course of study, he followed his heart. Some fifteen to twenty years into his professional career, he remains committed to learning about new materials and technologies.

Scotti sees digital dentistry as a powerful tool, but believes the profession will always be defined by what practitioners can do with their hands. Even when ninety per cent of the workflow is digital, it is the remaining ten per cent — manual skill and artistic vision — that determines whether a restoration truly succeeds. Personalisation is central to his approach: restorations shaped and made from materials that suit the individual patient and look natural in the mouth.