A/Prof. Max Guazzato grew up in Milan, Italy where he completed a Dental Technician diploma and graduated from the University of Milan with a Degree in Dentistry with first class honours and. To further his knowledge, A/Prof. Max Guazzato completed a residency in Oral Surgery and PhD in the field of dental ceramics. He then went on to complete a three-year clinical doctorate in Prosthodontics at the University of Sydney and is registered as a specialist Prosthodontist. A/Prof. Guazzato also has a fellowship by examination and is a prosthodontic special field member of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.

A/Prof. Guazzato has been lecturing and supervising undergraduate and postgraduate research projects at the University of Sydney since 2001 and is a well sought after lecturer internationally in the topics of prosthodontics, dental ceramic and dental implants.
His current fields of research are: surface treatment and design of dental ceramics; tissue-implant interface and clinical outcomes of all-ceramic materials. A/Prof Guazzato has co-authored three books and numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals. In addition to his commitment with the University of Sydney, A/Prof Guazzato has been working in private practice since 1990.