Graduated in Dentistry from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) in 2002, I have additional training in the areas of Occlusion (improvement), Periodontics (specialization, master's, and doctorate), and Implantology (specialization). I worked for ten years in private practice (2002-2012) and have been a professor of Periodontics for 18 years, initially at the Franciscan University (2006-2012) and currently at UFSM (2012-present).Currently, I am assigned to the Department of Stomatology in the Dentistry Course at UFSM, where I work both in undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the undergraduate program, I teach the subjects Periodontics I and II, and also work in integrated clinics. In the Postgraduate Program in Dental Sciences at UFSM, I also contribute as a professor, teaching subjects such as Scientific Methodology, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Periodontics Seminars, and Periodontics Clinic. Additionally, I am involved in the management of the program, currently serving as deputy coordinator.As a researcher, my research line is in the Epidemiology of Periodontal Diseases, focusing on systematic reviews.