Background
Experience built one patient at a time.
Franco Villa graduated in Dentistry and Dental Prosthetics from the University of Turin in 1992. The following year, he took over a single-dentist practice in the heart of Santa Rita. Open since 1958, this historic practice became the starting point for his career.
With the trust of a growing number of patients, he modernised and expanded the practice into a dental centre with six treatment rooms and up-to-date diagnostic and clinical technology. He selected young professionals who shared his standards, sense of responsibility and patient-centred approach.
“A patient is not just a clinical case. They are a person who must be able to understand and choose.”
Continuous training and implant dentistry
Throughout his career he attended continuing education courses across dental disciplines in Italy and abroad. He was among the pioneers of immediate-load, implant-supported full-arch prostheses and published articles on the subject in international journals.
The decision in 2026
After taking over and relaunching a second practice in 2018, he sold it in 2023. In 2026, he also transferred ownership of the historic Santa Rita practice. This was not a step back, but a decision to devote his working time to clinical care rather than administration and management.
Today he sees patients at two practices in Turin and focuses on what has always motivated him: resolving technical challenges, restoring function and helping people smile with confidence.