Graduated in Dentistry from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (FOSJC-UNESP). Completed a residency in Hospital Dentistry at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (HCFMUSP). Earned a Ph.D. in Biopathology and Oral Diagnosis from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2000). Holds the position of Full Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, in the discipline of Stomatology. Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong (2009) and the Universidad Santiago de Compostela (2014). Serves as an ad hoc consultant for FAPESP, CNPq, and FACEPE. Acts as a representative of the Institute of Science and Technology of São José dos Campos (ICTSJC), UNESP, in the Working Group on Prevention and Control of Oral Cancer of the Ministry of Health and the Municipal Council for the Culture of Peace of the City Hall of São José dos Campos, São Paulo. Engages in research related to smoking, smoking cessation, oral cancer, clinical diagnosis, and exfoliative cytology, with financial support from CAPES, CNPq, FAPESP, and FUNDUNESP. Awarded the Outstanding Medal from the Brazilian Society of Stomatology and Oral Pathology in Stomatology in 2020. Participates in extension projects in her field of expertise to disseminate technical and scientific knowledge to the community.
Graduated in Dentistry from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (FOSJC-UNESP). Completed a residency in Hospital Dentistry at the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (HCFMUSP). Earned a Ph.D. in Biopathology and Oral Diagnosis from the São Paulo State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2000). Holds the position of Full Professor in the Department of Biosciences and Oral Diagnosis, in the discipline of Stomatology. Visiting Professor at the University of Hong Kong (2009) and the Universidad Santiago de Compostela (2014). Serves as an ad hoc consultant for FAPESP, CNPq, and FACEPE. Acts as a representative of the Institute of Science and Technology of São José dos Campos (ICTSJC), UNESP, in the Working Group on Prevention and Control of Oral Cancer of the Ministry of Health and the Municipal Council for the Culture of Peace of the City Hall of São José dos Campos, São Paulo. Engages in research related to smoking, smoking cessation, oral cancer, clinical diagnosis, and exfoliative cytology, with financial support from CAPES, CNPq, FAPESP, and FUNDUNESP. Awarded the Outstanding Medal from the Brazilian Society of Stomatology and Oral Pathology in Stomatology in 2020. Participates in extension projects in her field of expertise to disseminate technical and scientific knowledge to the community.