Società Italiana di Odontostomatologia e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale

What Società Italiana di Odontostomatologia e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale does

Società Italiana di Odontostomatologia e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale (SIOCMF) is a non-profit scientific society based in Rome that serves Italian dentists, maxillofacial surgeons, dental students, and allied academic and clinical professionals in the disciplines of odontology and maxillofacial surgery. The society is accredited by the Italian Ministry of Health and serves as the official scientific society of the Collegio dei Docenti Universitari di discipline Odontostomatologiche (CDUO), giving it a recognized institutional role in Italian dental academia and continuing education.

Its core product surface consists of four elements: (1) Minerva Dental and Oral Science, a peer-reviewed journal that carries a recognized Impact Factor; (2) SIOCMF Young, a dedicated membership section for students and recent graduates; (3) a recurring events and continuing-education program, including national congresses on themes such as digital odontology; and (4) DeskOnline, a digital membership management and content/event platform supported by a recently relaunched website. The society also publishes clinical guidelines and maintains institutional partnerships with AISO (Italian Association of Dental Students), FISM, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, and Sapienza Università di Roma.

SIOCMF's business model is a classic membership-based non-profit: revenue is generated through annual member dues, supplemented by event registration fees, journal/advertising income, and industry sponsorships from dental manufacturers and distributors (sponsor logos include Biosafin, Umbra, Doctor-OS, Miromed/Mentadent, Sweden & Martina, Ultradent, Cefla, Bioloren, and Leonardo Dental). Operations are run with a small staff of 6 employees. There is an International Member category, indicating a modest channel for non-Italian participation, but the society's revenue base and member footprint remain concentrated in Italy.

Name

Società Italiana di Odontostomatologia e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale

Legal name

Società Italiana di Odontostomatologia e Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale

Website

https://siocmf.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Italian non-profit scientific society for odontology and maxillofacial surgery, serving Italian dental professionals with peer-reviewed publication (Minerva Dental and Oral Science), continuing education events, the SIOCMF Young student section, and digital membership services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SIOCMF is an Italian non-profit scientific society that provides membership services, peer-reviewed academic publishing, and continuing professional education in odontology and maxillofacial surgery. Its core offerings include an official indexed journal (Minerva Dental and Oral Science), annual membership with access to educational events (conferences, FAD courses with ECM credits), and the SIOCMF Young section for students, new graduates, and residents transitioning to professional practice.

Product overview

SIOCMF is a scientific professional society, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of a peer-reviewed journal (Minerva Dental and Oral Science), a youth membership section (SIOCMF Young) for students and new graduates, and organized educational events including conferences, courses, and webinars. The society also provides a membership management platform (DeskOnline) for renewals and registration. These are professional association services rather than commercial software products or SaaS offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SIOCMF Young: Section established in 2021 to involve students, new graduates, and specialists through information activities, with theoretical and practical courses for the transition from University to professional practice.

Products and services

• Minerva Dental and Oral Science The official scientific journal of SIOCMF, published by Minerva Medica, indexed on Web of Science ESCI with a Journal Citation Indicator Q3 ranking (85/156) in Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine category; serves Italian dentists, maxillofacial surgeons, and academic researchers with peer-reviewed scientific content.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record.

• CDUO – Collegio dei Docenti Universitari di discipline Odontostomatologiche ETSStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIOCMF is the Scientific Society of reference for the CDUO, composed of prestigious Italian academic dental faculty. The two organizations collaborate on scientific-didactic activities, academic conferences, and professional development. The CDUO platform (www.cduo.it) hosts SIOCMF Young Sunday Brunch videos and shared educational content.
• AISO – Associazione Italiana Studenti di OdontoiatriaStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIOCMF collaborates with AISO on joint webinars and educational events, particularly targeting students and recent graduates. Joint activities include webinars on scientific publishing tools (EndNote, Mendeley) and iconography for scientific publications.
• FISM – Federazione Italiana Società MedicheStrategic or Co-development PartnerFISM is listed as a partner organization. Details of the specific collaboration are not fully elaborated on the website.
• Università Vita-Salute San RaffaeleStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIOCMF held its 2024 conference 'Le nuove frontiere dell'Odontoiatria: dall'Analogico al Digitale' at the Aula Caravella Santa Maria of Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele (Edificio DIbit1, Via Olgettina, 58, Milan area), hosted at the university's facilities.
• Sapienza Università di RomaStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIOCMF General Assemblies and board meetings are held at the Dipartimento di Scienze Odontostomatologiche e Maxillo-Facciali of Sapienza Università di Roma (Via Caserta, 6). The society maintains close ties with this academic institution for hosting events.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• American Dental Association (ADA): United States national dental association. Comparable to SIOCMF in operating model (national dental membership society with a flagship journal and CPD programs) but serving a different geography.

Direct peers

• Società Italiana di Endodonzia (SIE): Italian scientific society for endodontics. Comparable to SIOCMF as a specialty-level Italian scientific society with similar membership, journal, and educational programming structure.
• Società Italiana di Chirurgia Orale ed Implantologia (SICOI): Italian society for oral surgery and implantology. Closely comparable as a specialty society that overlaps directly with SIOCMF's oral and maxillofacial surgery scope and competes for the same clinician-audience.
• Associazione Italiana Odontoiatri (AIO): Italian dental association offering continuing education, congresses, and member services. Comparable to SIOCMF as a competing national Italian dental membership body pursuing similar practitioner engagement.
• Associazione Nazionale Dentisti Italiani (ANDI): Italy's largest national trade association for practicing dentists. Directly comparable to SIOCMF as a national dental membership organization serving Italian dental professionals, though with a broader practitioner (vs. specialist academic) remit.
• Società Italiana di Ortodonzia (SIDO): Italian scientific society for orthodontics. Directly comparable to SIOCMF as a peer national specialty scientific society publishing a journal and organizing specialist education and congresses.
• Società Italiana di Parodontologia e Implantologia (SIdP): Italian scientific society for periodontics and implantology. Directly comparable as a peer Italian dental specialty society offering member education, journals, and congresses.

Broad incumbents

• European Association for Osseointegration (EAO): Pan-European scientific society for implant dentistry and tissue integration. Comparable to SIOCMF as a broader incumbent operating in an overlapping clinical and educational space, but at a larger international scale.
• International Association for Dental Research (IADR): Global dental and oral-health research organization with member divisions worldwide. Comparable to SIOCMF as a broader incumbent in the dental research and scientific publishing ecosystem, though operating globally rather than nationally.

Others

• Federazione Italiana Società Mediche (FISM): Umbrella federation of accredited Italian medical scientific societies, of which SIOCMF is itself a member. Comparable as an ecosystem participant that coordinates CME provider accreditation and policy advocacy across Italian medical specialties.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/siocmf
• Instagraminstagram.com/siocmf_official
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/societ%C3%A0-italiana-di-odontostomatologia-e-chirurgia-maxillo-facciale

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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