Dr. Ana Cecilia Aranha has received a PhD in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Sao Paulo with a scientific internship at the University of Aachen (Germany), and a Master’s degree in Restorative Dentistry from the State University of Campinas FOP/UNICAMP. She is an associate professor at the Department of Restorative Dentistry at University of Sao Paulo (FOUSP) and a coordinator at the Special Laser Laboratory in Dentistry (LELO). She also coordinates Laser Dentistry courses at LELO-FOUSP/ffo-Fundecto. She has published 95 manuscripts in national and international scientific journals, and has authored two books and 15 book chapters. She has received 18 awards and honorable mentions.