PhD. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – 2004 MSc State University of Rio de Janeiro – 1998 Certificate in Orthodontics - State University of Rio de Janeiro - 1991 DDS State University of Rio de Janeiro – 1988 -University Affiliations Associate Professor in Orthodontics, Rio de Janeiro State University 1991 to present Visiting Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1994-1995 Visiting Scholar, University of Florence, Italy, Jan. 2016 Member and former Scientific Director of the Brazilian Society of Orthodontics International Member of the AAO and World Federation of Orthodontics Active Member of the Midwest Angle Society