Dr Marija S. Milić is an Associate Professor in the Department of General and Oral Physiology at the University of Belgrade School of Dental Medicine, where she earned her DDS/MSc degree and PhD degree in oral surgery. Her research focuses on oral tissues homeostasis in healthy and diabetic conditions, peri-implant tissue biology, salivary biomarkers, local anaesthesia, and the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in dental research. She has an experience in clinical and preclinical research, scientific publishing, and undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Dr Milić is the Physiological Society representative, an International Team for Implantology (ITI) Fellow and registered speaker, and the recipient of the Osteology Foundation Advanced Research Traineeship grant (Medical University of Vienna, University Dental Clinic, Competence Center Oral Biology; chair Prof. Reinhard Gruber). She actively contributes to the international scientific community through editorial and peer-review activities.