Cátia Sofia Ferreira Carvalho Silva was born in February 1986 in Santa Maria da Feira.
Degree in Dentistry, Fernando Pessoa University (2010).
Master in Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto (2014).
PhD in Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto (2015-2021).
Postgraduate Course (Specialization) in Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto (2011-2014).
Title of Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry awarded by the Portuguese Dental Association (2017).
Professor at Fernando Pessoa University, teaching the Curricular Units of Hygiene Cariology and Primary Care, Pediatric Dentistry and Integrated Clinic of Pediatric Dentistry.
Advisor, examiner and president of thesis juries for the Master’s Degree in Dentistry at Universidade Fernando Pessoa.
Advisor to the Technical Direction of the Pedagogical Clinics of Dental Medicine at Universidade Fernando Pessoa.
Collaboration in the Outpatient Oral and Public Health Project at Universidade Fernando Pessoa.
Author and/or co-author of scientific papers in national and international journals.
Author and/or co-author of scientific posters and oral communications presented at national and international conferences.
Researcher at the Life Path and Oral Health Laboratory, integrated in the Research line – Investigation of the Healthy Aging and Life Course at the Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto.
Areas of interest: dental caries; vitamin D; children’s oral health; preventive dentistry; pediatric dentistry; public oral health.
