Horia Octavian Manolea is Professor at the Prostheses Technology and Dental Materials Department and currently Chief of the 1-st Department of the Faculty of Dentistry from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Craiova, Romania. He graduated as valedictorian the Faculty of Dentistry in 2001, holds a PhD in Medicine and a Master degree in implant supported prosthesis. Research interests include the bioactive materials study, mainly of bone augmentation materials, restorative materials research, implant supported prosthesis technologies, development of ceramic and metal-ceramic technology, dental and periodontal structures morphology study. His professional and scientific activity comprises 10 textbooks, more than 80 papers published in scientific journals of which 50 were published in ISI journals with impact factor, more than 200 papers published in abstract in the proceedings of international or national conferences, invited speaker at several national and international scientific meetings, reviewer for several specialty scientific journals.