Dr. Leticia Boaro DDS, MSc, PhD

Dr Leticia Boaro has more than 16 years of clinical experience working in private practice. She always valued the evidence-based clinic, and that can be recognized by her degrees academic and clinical degrees. She received a PhD in Dental Materials in 2011, from the University of São Paulo, which encompassed collaborative research activities at Oregon Health and Science University, and at the University of Minnesota. So far, Dr. Boaro's research output has reached 56 full-length, peer-reviewed publications, which have been cited 2891 times, resulting in an H-factor of 21. She served as Assistant Professor at the University of Santo Amaro (São Paulo/Brazil) from 2011 to 2023, and throughout these twelve years of academic experience had the opportunity to supervise PhD degree students, master’s degree students and undergraduate students.

MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS

Current research

Development of nanoparticles capable of release of antibacterial agents based on calcium phosphate, nanoclay and nanosilica.

Mechanical properties of dental materials

 

Research interests

1. Polymeric dental and biomedical materials-

a) Nanofillers and its capacity for drug release

b)D evelopment of polymeric materials with bioactive properties