Fernanda F. Lopes received her degree in Dentistry from the Federal University of Maranhão in 1992, her master’s degree in Clinical Dentistry from the State University of Campinas in 2000, and her doctorate in Oral Pathology from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte in 2006. She is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA). She is a permanent lecturer in the Postgraduate Program in Dentistry (PPGO) and the Postgraduate Program in Adult Health (PPGSAD) at UFMA. She has experience in Dentistry, with an emphasis on Semiology, Oral Pathology, and Periodontics, working mainly on the following subjects: oral and systemic diseases, oral cancer, periodontitis, and dentistry in a hospital environment.