Dr. Bellavia holds an M.S. & Ph.D. in Bio-Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University.

For over three decades, he has been the leading orthodontic consultant, personally working with hundreds of orthodontic practices, including thousands of their team members, to optimize all aspects of the way they work.

He has designed most of the state-of-the-art orthodontic systems and forms used today. 

Dr. Bellavia has published six books on orthodontics and dentistry totaling over 2,300 pages, has written four books on personality, has written scores of articles on practice management for trade journals, and has lectured to thousands of professionals and staff.