-Full Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Masters and PhD in Oral Rehabilitation by Bauru School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
- Post-Doctorate in Orofacial Pain and Temporomandibular Disorders by the "University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey".
-Coordinator of the “Bauru Orofacial Pain Group”.
- Honorary Member of the “Iberolatinoamerican Academy of Craniomandibular Dysfunction and Orofacial Pain”
- Honorary Member of the “Brazilian Society of TMD and Orofacial Pain” (SBDOF).
- Associate Editor of the “Journal of Applied Oral Science”.
- Immediate-Past Chair of the "Special Interest Group on Orofacial and Head Pain", of the IASP (International Association for the Study of Pain -2022-2024)