Education
- DDS, Federal University of Goias, Brazil, 2010
- Certificate (Prosthodontics), State University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2013
- MSc (Prosthodontics), State University of Campinas, Brazil, 2013
- PhD (Prosthodontics), State University of Campinas, Brazil, 2017
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Federal University of Goias, Brazil, 2018
Biosketch
Dr. Marco Aurelio de Carvalho currently serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Adams School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina, where he desires to advance his clinical, research and teaching endeavors.
Dr. Marco Aurelio de Carvalho earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree from the Federal University of Goiás, Brazil, in 2010. He further advanced his expertise by obtaining a Master of Science in Prosthodontics from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) in 2013. In 2015, Dr. de Carvalho expanded his academic horizons as a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, under the mentorship of Professor Pascal Magne. There, he focused on the biomimetic restoration of endodontically treated teeth. In 2017, Dr. de Carvalho was awarded a PhD in Prosthodontics from Unicamp, Brazil. Following this, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Federal University of Goiás in 2018, where he concentrated on optimizing techniques for the adhesive rehabilitation of endodontically treated teeth (ETT).
Dr. de Carvalho has also contributed to academia as a part-time faculty member at the Graduate Program in Dentistry (PPGO) and the DDS Program at the Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEvangélica), Anápolis, Brazil, since 2019. His responsibilities included teaching, mentoring MSc students, and leading research groups in the fields of Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry. His research interests are diverse, encompassing finite element analysis, bond strength, fracture, and fatigue resistance tests. Throughout his academic career, Dr. de Carvalho has published over 30 articles in esteemed peer-reviewed journals and contributed to four book chapters, primarily focusing on the prosthetic rehabilitation of endodontically treated teeth and implant-supported prostheses. Besides academia, Dr de Carvalho has practice in the Brazilian Center for Esthetic Dentistry in Goiania for more than 10 years, where he was responsible for the oral rehabilitation and biomimetic dentistry.