Maria de Lurdes Ferreira Lobo Pereira, Auxiliary Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMDUP). Graduated in Dental Medicine (Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Porto). Master’s Degree in Public Health at Faculty of Medicine of Porto University and PhD in Dental Medicine at Faculty of Dental Medicine. Coordinates the Community Oral Health Project of the Faculty of Dental Medicine – Paranhos Sorridente.
Integration in the Life Course Perspective on Oral Health Lab allows research to be carried out to understand how social determinants at different stages of the life course influence oral health outcomes. At the same time, explore how oral health status can be used as an indicator of adverse health exposures early in life.