Dr. Pi Urgell received his MD in Medicine and Surgery in 1978 and DDS in 1979 from the University of Barcelona. From 1977–78, he was assistant professor at the Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Barcelona. He attended the University of Southern California for postgraduate special training. In 1985, he received a certificate in Osseointegration and Surgical Training from Lund University. Became Assistant Professor at the Oral Surgery and Implantology Master at the University of Barcelona. From 1990 to 2006, he directed the Brånemark Osseointegration Center in Barcelona. He became a founding member of the European Association of Osseointegration in 1991. He has contributed to the following books: Decision Making in Dental Treatment Planning, Decision Making in Periodontology, The Brånemark Novum Protocol in the Same Day Teeth, Implantología Oral, and El Manual de la Odontología.