Dr Helena Anna Gronwald, MD, PhD, is a graduate and research fellow at the Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Poland. She works at the Faculty of Dentistry in the Department of Propaedeutics, Physical Diagnostics and Dental Physiotherapy.  She has extensive professional experience in clinical dentistry and scientific research. Between 1998 and 2023, she ran a dental clinic and worked as an academic teacher. Since 2023, she has been an assistant professor at PUM, where she lectures on dental materials science. She is a member of the Polish Society of Medical Physics and the PDDP Section of the Polish Physiotherapy Association. In recognition of her achievements, including 163 publications and co-authorship of two patent applications, she has received numerous awards from the Rector of the PUM, including for teaching (2019, 2022) and scientific achievements (2021, 2023). Dr Gronwald led a project funded by the PUM Scientific Stimulation Fund, assessing the impact of dental procedures on tooth tissue structure in in vitro studies (2017–2020). She also coordinated the dental part of the ‘Progressio – Integrated Development of the PUM in Szczecin’ project (POWR 2018–2021). In 2023, she led a social project for the Ministry of Education and Science, focusing on intergenerational integration. Her research interests mainly focus on the study of the properties of hard tooth tissues, such as enamel and dentine, as well as dental materials and their modification.