Senka Meštrović was born in 1967 in Zagreb. In 1990, she graduated from the University of Zagreb School of Dental Medicine. In 1992, she finished her postgraduate study program and defended her master's thesis titled "Orthodontic Disorders and Oral Health in Subjects with Down Syndrome" and obtained the title of Master of Science. Since 1991, she has been employed as a research novice at the School of Dental Medicine, and on August 8th, 1993, she was elected an assistant at the Department of Orthodontics. In 1995, she finished clinical training in orthodontics. During the academic year 1995/96, she spent a month on professional training at the University of Vienna Orthodontics Clinic as a CEEPUS scholarship holder. In 1999, she defended her dissertation entitled "Finite element method analysis of stress and strain caused by the orthodontic forces". On 23rd December, 1999, she was elected to the scientific teaching title of assistant professor, and on 15th July, 2003, to the scientific teaching title of associate professor. On January 20th, 2008, she was elected a full professor. On 21st January, 2014, she was elected to the scientific teaching title of full-tenured professor. From the academic years 2007/2008 to 2011/2012, she was vice-dean for education and students. She is head of the Department of Orthodontics, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb.