Degree: DSc, PhD, MSc, DDS; Country of origin: Brazil; Country of residence: Brazil; Age: 58; Languages Spoken: English, French, Portuguese; Email: sonia@dentistas.com.br
Academic training:
- 1984: D.D.S., Dental School – Niteroi Federal University, Brazil
- 1985: Post Graduation Periodontology – State University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1988: Post Graduation Public Oral Health Planning – Lund University, Sweden
- 1990: MSc., Dental School with focus in Community & Preventive Dentistry – Niteroi Federal University, Brazil
- 1995 : PhD., Dental School with focus in Community & Preventive Dentistry – Niteroi Federal University, Brazil
- 2009: DSc., Philosophy in Odontology – American World University, USA
- 2009: Specialization in Radiology – Federal University Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professional Experience:
- 1991 – 1995 Oral Health Coordinator, Health Municipality Secretariat of Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 1996 – 2000 Scientific Coordination of BOARD, Brazilian Association of Preventive Dentistry – ABOPREV
- 2000 – 2003 President, Brazilian Association of Preventive Dentistry – ABOPREV
- 2000 – 2009 President of Committee of Public Oral Health, Conselho Regional de Odontologia CRO- RJ, Brazil
- 2008 – 2018 Continued Education in Dental PreventionCoordinator- Brazilian Association of Dentistry (ABO), Brazil
- 1999 – Current Professor, Coordinator of Post Graduation & Master Course in Community Dentistry,Federal University of Rio de Janeiro URFJ, Brazil
- 2015 – Current Advisor Consultant Global Child Dental Fund
- 2015-Current-Oral Health Work Group-World Federation of Public Health Assotiations
Societies:
- • International Association for Dental Research (Latin American Representative of Oral Health Inequalities, Global
- • World Federation of Public Health Associations, member and Oral Health planning work group
- • European Organization of Caries Research, Europe (Board 2011-2013)
- • Brazilian Society for Dental Research – Member
- • Alliance for Oral Health Across Boarders (UFRJ representative)