– Degree in Dental Medicine from the Faculty of Dental Medicine of the University of Porto, 1988. – Responsible for the Dental Medicine consultation at the Military Camp of Santa Margarida, 1989-1990. – Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, in the Department of Dental Medicine, 1990-1995. – Post-graduate degree in Orthodontics at the European Center for Orthodontics – Madrid, 1991-1992. – Post-graduate degree in Implantology and Oral Rehabilitation from Superior Institute of Health Sciences-North, 1995. – Internship in Implantology at Branemark Clinic – Gothenburg. – Periodontal Surgery Course – with Prof. Sergio Kahn – 2019.