After qualifying in Naples, Italy, Francesco attended a postgraduate training course in periodontology and implantology. They went on to complete a diploma programme in clinical periodontology and implant dentistry at the University of Gothenburg.

Francesco was then commissioned into the Italian Army Defense Dental Corps for two years as lieutenant in an oral surgery unit. They came to London to progress their study thanks to a research fellowship from the Italian Society of Periodontology and Implantology. Francesco completed postgraduate training in clinical dentistry in clinical periodontology at UCL and was awarded an EU fellowship and two clinical research awards. They currently work as clinical lecturer at the periodontology unit of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute and focus their clinical practise on periodontology and dental implants. With Francesco's special interest lying in periodontal regeneration, they undertakes soft and hard tissue augmentation, including sinus grafts and gingival recession treatments. They have been a speaker at many seminars and conferences worldwide and co-authored more than 60 publications and abstracts. Francesco is an active member of the Italian and British Society of Periodontology and American Academy of Periodontology.