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Franciele Quiquio Santiago Floriani, DDS, MS, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor
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Franciele Quiquio Santiago Floriani, DDS, MS, PhD - University of Iowa

Introduction

I graduated from the Dental School at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 2010. I completed a specialization in Prosthodontics in 2012 and in Operative Dentistry in 2015. My Master's degree in Clinical Dentistry and Prosthodontics was obtained from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, between 2017 and 2019, followed by my PhD in the same field from 2019 to 2023. During 2021-2022, I participated in the Dentsply Implant Fellowship Program at the University of Florida in the Periodontology Department, and in 2022-2023, I completed a second fellowship in the Prosthodontics Department, culminating in two years of clinical training in the USA. Currently, I’m a clinical assistant professor at University of IOWA Prosthodontics department in a simulation clinic for D1, D2 undergraduate students; and D3 in a prosthodontics clinic. I’m a course director for Anterior all ceramic crown, and posterior crown for D1 which updated more than 20 lectures with some of them with CAD/CAM technology and digital workflows, and clinical assistant professor for Graduate students at Prosthodontics department. In addition, to provide patient care in the Department of Prosthodontics Faculty Practice. I continue to collaborate on research projects with the University of Florida, the University of Tennessee, and the University of Rochester.

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Prosthodontics

Education

  • Implant Fellowship in Implantology, Prosthodontics and Periodontology, Unversity of Florida in Periodontology department, Gainesville, Florida
  • Implant fellow at Prosthodontics department in Prosthodontics, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
  • PhD in Clinical Dentistry in Prosthodontics with research in Dental Materials, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
  • Master of Science in Prosthodontics, Federal university of Santa Catarina, florianopolis, Brazil
  • Specialty in Operative in Operative Dentistry, Brazilian Dentistry Association, Florianopolis, Brazil
  • Specialty degree in Prosthodontics in Prosthdontics, Federal Univeristy of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
  • DDS in Doctor of Dental Science, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil
  • Master in Medical Education - University of IOWA

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Licenses & Certifications

  • Master in Medical Education

Selected Awards & Honors

  • Poster presentation: 1 Place, Academy of Prosthodontics, Naples, Florida
  • 2017 - 2021 Research Fellowship Program, Coordination for Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES), Brazil
  • Poster Presentations 3 place, International Team of Implantology (ITI), Gainesville, Florida
  • Scholarship Program, Astra implant Fellowship, Gainesville
  • Faculty of the year honorable mention by D1 students
  • Excellent Collaboration Faculty Award

Professional Memberships

  • Academy of Osseointegration (AO)
  • American College of Prosthodontics Society (ACP)
  • International Team of Implantology (ITI)

Selected Publications

  • Garcia-Torres, F., Jurado, C. A., Rojas-Rueda, S., Floriani, F., Sanchez-Alonso, E., & Alshabib, A. (2025). 3D virtual patient creation with intraoral and facial scanning for zirconia veneers fabrication. Quintessence international (Berlin, Germany : 1985), 0(0), 0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3290/j.qi.b6628521
  • Rojas-Rueda, S., Floriani, F., Abuhammoud, S., Mohammed, A., Afrashtehfar, K. I., & Jurado, C. A. (2025). CAD-CAM Complete Dentures Manufactured Using Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing Techniques: A Feasible Clinical Approach for Managing Geriatric Patients With Advanced Residual Ridge Resorption. Case reports in dentistry, 2025, 9813868. https://doi.org/10.1155/crid/9813868
  • Jurado, C. A., Abuhammoud, S., Green, A., Afrashtehfar, K. I., Rojas-Rueda, S., Alhotan, A., & Floriani, F. (2025). Impact of Ceramic Composition and Thickness on Light Transmission in CAD/CAM Lithium Disilicate Materials: An In Vitro Study. International journal of dentistry, 2025, 7488948. https://doi.org/10.1155/ijod/7488948
  • Ann, L., Vilhauer, A., Zandinejad, A., Cho, A., Drake, D., van der Hoeven, R., & Floriani, F. (2025). Microbial Adhesion of Streptococcus mutans on Additively Manufactured and Milled Zirconia. Journal of dentistry, 106046. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2025.106046
  • Garcia Torres, F., Jurado, C. A., Floriani, F., Mekled, S., Rojas-Rueda, S., & Afrashtehfar, K. I. (2025). Minimally invasive veneers and a single immediate implant in the esthetic zone. Combining novel and traditional techniques. The international journal of esthetic dentistry, 20(3), 250–266.
  • Write It Right: A Dentist’s Guide to Publishing Research and Case
  • Progress Over Perfection: The Research Writer’s Companion
  • Garcia Torres, F., Jurado, C. A., Floriani, F., Mekled, S., Rojas-Rueda, S., & Afrashtehfar, K. I. (2025). Minimally invasive veneers and a single immediate implant in the esthetic zone. Combining novel and traditional techniques. The international journal of esthetic dentistry, 20(3), 250–266.
  • Johnsen DC, El Najjar M, Roushdy S, Floriani F. Student Reflections on Prosthodontics Patient Encounters: Reversible and Irreversible Procedures: Following Diagnostic Interactions. J Dent Educ. Published online June 13, 2025. doi:10.1002/jdd.13956
  • Garcia ED, Kwok ZM, El Najjar M, Floriani F. Tooth characterization of digitally fabricated complete dentures. J Prosthet Dent. Published online June 9, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2025.05.020

Selected Grants & Contracts

  •    Iowa Dental ResearcH Grant: Finkelstein Professorship Supported