Cecilia Goracci graduated as a dentist from the University of Siena, Italy, in 1994. She qualified as a specialist in orthodontics at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, US, in 1998, and from the same university, she received her Master of Science in dental materials in 1999. In 2004, she obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree with her thesis on dental materials and their clinical applications from the University of Siena. She is currently a researcher and assistant professor of dental materials and paediatric dentistry at the School of Dentistry of the University of Siena. She is an international member of the American Association of Orthodontists, a member of the International Association for Dental Research, a fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials, and a member of the Italian Society of Orthodontics. She is also a reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals (Dental Materials, Journal of Dentistry, Clinical Oral Investigations, European Journal of Oral Sciences, Journal of Endodontics, American Journal of Dentistry, Journal of Adhesive Dentistry, Dental Materials Journal, Angle Orthodontist, European Journal of Orthodontics, Korean Journal of Orthodontics, Progress in Orthodontics).