Dr. Brenda P. F. A. Gomes is a Professor of Endodontics at the Faculty of Dentistry of the State University of Campinas (FOP-UNICAMP). She received her Master’s degree in Endodontics and PhD in Restorative Dentistry from the University Dental Hospital, Manchester, UK. She has extensive experience in the dental field with an emphasis on endodontics. Her main research directions are: “Endodontic microbiology” (microbiology applied in endodontic clinics) and “Endodontic epidemiology” (anatomical factors, dental trauma, the incidence of periodontal lesions and their use in undergraduate and postgraduate clinics “Longitudinal clinical evaluation of endodontic treatments performed” etc.