Professor Flávio teach a course in Portugal
The Professor Flávio Alves taught a course at the Fernando Pessoa University, Porto, Portugal, on October 14, 2017. Approximately 50 undergraduate students attended the course, accompanied by professors from that institution.

Doctor Alejandro Pérez teach a course in Ecuador
Dr. Alejandro Pérez gave a 3-hour course entitled "Disinfection of the root canal system: can we increase the success rate of the treatment?" In the city of Quito, Ecuador, in September 2017. Several professors from different colleges of the country, endodontics specialists and general practitioners participated in the presentation, and interacted with questions. This course is another demonstration of the strong international insertion of the PPGO-Estácio, encouraging and collaborating with the learning in our area.

Foder of the event

Alejandro Pérez during his presentation
Professor Lucio presents a study in a congress in Finland
Professor Lucio Gonçalves participated in the 2017 Scandinavian Congress of Periodontology, between 24-26 August, in Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland, where he presented a study titled "Dental implant success in HIV-infected Brazilian individuals under HAART". In this event, Lucio contacted Professor Palle Holmstrup, who is Chairman of the School of Dentistry and Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, with the purpose of establishing a cooperative partnership in scientific research.


Prof. Lucio, during presentation of the poster/Prof. Lucio talking to Prof. Palle before the congress start.
The program has the participation of foreign students
Pablo Amoroso - Ecuador 2017.2 - Post-PhD
Ximena Bermudez Vasconcellos - Ecuador 2017.2 - Master
Alejandro Enrique Pérez Ron - Venezuela - PhD- 2016.1
Isbelia Desiree Gazzaneo Rauseo - Venezuela - Master - 2016.1
Juan Alberto Pacheco Yanes - Venezuela - Master- 2016.1
Prof. Siqueira receives a tribute in CIORJ 2017
On the 20th of July 2017, Prof. José Siqueira received a tribute from the endodontists of Rio de Janeiro and the Brazilian Society of Dental Traumatology for his contribution to research and professional training in Endodontics. The event was during the International Congress of Dentistry of Rio de Janeiro, held in Rio Centro.

Siqueira receiving the Professors Radetic and Renato Lenzi

Rafaela, Marília, Siqueira and Isabela
Professor Flávio Alves teach a course in Guadalajara, México
The Professor Flávio Alves gave a course at the University of Guadalajara, Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, on July 17 and 18, 2017. About 150 dentists, mostly specialists in Endodontics, attended the course that marked the First International Seminar on Endodontics of that institution. After the event, Professor Flávio accompanied a delegation of teachers on a visit to Mexico's National Genetic Resources Center.

PPGO receives visit of teachers and students from two Colombian Universities
For 3 weeks in June 2017, the PPGO-Estácio received a visit from Professor Jaime Moreno and two students of the master’s degree from the Santo Tomás University of Bucaramanga, Professor Paula Villa and 3 students specializing in Endodontics at the University of Antioquia, Medelin, Colombia. During the visit, the students undertook a research internship and attended some course credits. UNESA has a formal agreement with Santo Tomas University and is in negotiation with the University of Antioquia. Another strong example of the internationalization of PPGO.

Professors Provenzano, Jaime, Siqueira and two students of Master of Bucaramanga

Flávio, Marília, Paula, Rafaela and three specialization students of Medelín.
Professor Zvi Metzger in PPGO – Estácio - internationalization
On June 19, 2017, the PPGO received the visit of the illustrious Professor Zvi Metzger, Tel Aviv University, Israel. The Professor Metzger, internationally renowned and directly involved in the development of instruments such as SAF and Apexum, came with the primary intention of knowing the facilities of our Program and discussing research projects and collaboration with the professors and students. He was impressed with the productivity and availability of unique research labs. He also gave a course on "Biology of periapical lesions: futuristic and therapeutic vision". Several professors, students, graduates and national and international guests (2 professors and 5 postgraduate students from Colombia) attended the presentation of Professor Metzger and interacted with an intense discussion session. This event is another demonstration of the strong international insertion of PPGO-Estácio.
Watch the presentation video of Prof. Zvi Metzger, clicking HERE.

Prof. Metzger in front of the audience

Course of Prof. Metzger no PPGO-Estácio

Metzger with teachers, students, graduates and guests of PPGO

Profs. Metzger, Siqueira and Isabela Rôças

Profs. Provenzano, Metzger, Perez, Siqueira and Flávio Alves

Profs. Metzger and Mônica Neves
PPGO-Estácio wins best article in 2016 on basic research: Technology do journal of Endodontic
The work was carried out in three laboratories of PPGO-Estácio: Multidisciplinary, Molecular Microbiology and Micro-CT, involving several professors and students of the Program in collaboration with Profs. Manoel Damião and Marco Versiani of USP/RP. The PhD student Alejandro Pérez, one of the authors of the paper, received the award at a JOE (Journal of Endodontics) ceremony during the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Endodontists in New Orleans.

The PhD student Alejandro Pérez receiving the award
Reference of the study: Alves FR, Andrade-Junior CV, Marceliano-Alves MF, Perez AR, Rôças IN, Versiani MA, Sousa-Neto MD, Provenzano JC, Siqueira JF, Jr. Adjunctive steps for disinfection of the mandibular molar root canal system: a correlative bacteriologic, micro-computed tomography, and cryopulverization approach. Journal of Endodontics 2016;42:1667-7
PPGO-Estácio has active participation in the largest congress of global endodontics -AAE 2017 in New Orleans

Prof. Siqueira during his course
Alejandro, André and Gaya gave oral presentations of their works and Márcia presented a poster. The great performance of the students is a highlight, a source of pride for the PPGO.
To crown our participation, Alejandro attended the ceremony of the Journal of Endodontics to receive the award for one of our works, elected the best of the Basic Sciences-Technology section. This work was the result of a collaboration with the USP-RP and was attended by several teachers and students of the PPGO. In short, an unforgettable participation!

Gaya, Ricucci, Siqueira, Márcia, Alejandro, Vera e De-Deus


Profs Isabela e Siqueira Legenda: Prof(a) Isabela com a Doutoranda Gaya


Doctor Alejandro during his presentation Master André during his presentation

Doctor Gaya during her presentation
Launched the edition in Japanese of the book Endodontology, by Ricucci and Siqueira
The book Endodontology, by Profs. Domenico Ricucci and José Siqueira, originally published in English by the publisher Quintessence Verlag - Berlin, and already translated into Russian, has now been translated into Japanese. Another great achievement for the authors and for the consolidated internationalization of PPGO-Estácio.

Launched the Russian edition of the book Endodontology, by Ricucci and Siqueira
The book Endodontology, by Profs. Domenico Ricucci and José Siqueira, originally published in English by Quintessence Verlag - Berlin, was recently translated into Russian. Besides being a great achievement for the authors, it highlights even more the strong internationalization of PPGO-Estácio.

6th CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY CONFERENCE (ROMA, ITÁLIA)
The Professor Lucio Gonçalves presented the conference titled "Periodontal microbiota in HIV infected Brazilian adults" at the 6th Clinical Microbiology Conference, which took place in October 20-22, 2016 in Rome, Italy.





PPGO-Estácio is present at the ESE Congress in Barcelona 2015
The PPGO-Estácio had a significant presence in the main European Congress of Endodontics, held in Barcelona, Spain. In addition to the course "Clinical Implications of Bacterial Persistence" taught by Prof. José Siqueira, presented posters of studies generated in the PPGO Professors Mônica Neves and Luciana Armada and the graduate student Renata Val Rodrigues, oriented by Professor Isabela Rôças. Still at the congress were Professor Isabela Rôças and Flávio Alves. It was an excellent opportunity for interaction and establishment of exchanges with professionals from various international academic institutions. Another example and contribution to the established high reputation and internationalization of the program.

Professor Siqueira during his course

Mônica Schultz, Luciana Armada, Isabela Rôças, Siqueira Júnior, Flávio Alves and Renata Val

Professor Luciana and her poster

Professor Monica and her poster

Renata Val and her poster

Ronald Zapata, Siqueira Júnior, Ove Peters and Flávio Alves
Professor Hélio Lopes teach a course in Paraguayan Congress
In October of 2015, Professor Hélio Pereira Lopes gave a course at COPADE, in Asunción, Paraguay. The course was a great success and the professor can witness the repercussion of his work and his career abroad. One more time, the PPGO-Estácio is being actively present in another international event.

COPADE ministers at the time of fraternization.

Prof. Hélio during his course
PPGO-Estácio is featured in the Congress Laser Endo-Restorative in Uruguay
Also, in October 2015, the PPGO was actively present at the congress in Montevideo, through a course and clinical table given by Prof. Flávio Alves and presentation of works by masters. Another proof of the reputation and unquestionable international insertion of our Program.

Professor Flávio Alves during his course
Teachers of the PPGO-Estácio gave international courses in September 2014
On September 13, 2014, Prof. Siqueira gave a 6-hour course to the Langham Endodontic Group, in British Dental Association - London. Also, in September, Prof. Flávio Alves gave a 4-hour course at the Colombian Endodontics Congress in Santa Marta, Colombia. These events attest the strong internationalization of PPGO-Estácio.

Website of the Langham Group announcing the course of prof. Siqueira at the British Dental Association.

Professor Flávio presenting a course in Santa Marta, Colombia
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Sandwich PhD (University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway)
Renata Val, who is advisor by Professor José Siqueira and Isabela Rôças, carried out part of his experiments at the University of Oslo, under the guidance of Professors Dag Orstavik and Morten Enersen. The internship was very fruitful, and the PhD student also emphasized, besides the excellence of the facilities and teachings, the hospitality and sympathy with which she was welcomed.

Renata Val (second from right to left) with Prof. Orstavik, Homan Zandi and the students of Endodontics at the University of Oslo.

Renata Val with Profs. Morten Enersen and Ingar Olsen
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Congress in Mexico
During the XXIX Congress of the Latin American Society of Pathology and the LV Annual Congress of the Mexican Association of Pathology, held in the period from October 15 to 19, 2013, in Oaxaca, Mexico, Professor Fábio Ramoa Pires presented the following lectures:
Lecture 1: "Mesenchymal neoplasms of the soft tissues and mucosa of the mouth"
Lecture 2: "The problem of neoplastic and non-neoplastic cystic lesions of the salivary glands"

Congress speakers (from left to right): Prof. Roman Carlos (Guatemala), Prof. Fábio Ramoa (UNESA - Brazil), Prof. Adalberto Mosqueda Taylor (Mexico) and Prof. José Manuel Aguirre Urizar (Spain)
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Congress of FEMS 2013
During the Congress of the FEMS (Federation of European Microbiological Societies), which took place between 21 - 25 July 2013, in Leipzig, Germany, Prof. Lucio Souza Gonçalves presented the work (poster) titled "Comparison of subgingival microbiota between undetectable and detectable plasmatic HIV viral load: a study in HIV-infected Brazilian adults".

Prof. Lucio Gonçalves presenting his poster.
PPGO stands out at the European Congress of Endodontics in Lisbon
Continuing the recent trend of actively participating in the major’s internationals congresses in the area, PPGO-Estácio was present at the 16th Biennial Congress of the European Society of Endodontology in Lisbon, Portugal. In Congress, Prof. José Siqueira presented the course "Endodontic Microbiology: Recent Innovations" on 14/05 and the Professors Mônica Schultz and Luciana Armada presented on September 13 and 14 posters of studies done in PPGO. The Profs. Isabela Rôças and Siqueira also arranged collaborations for research work with professors and students of the Sandwich PhD and Post PhD students of the Universities of Oslo (Norway), Porto (Portugal) and Gottingen (Germany). The Prof. Siqueira also gave the 3-hour course "Treating Endodontic Infections" to members of the Flemish Society of Endodontics on September 11, in pre-congress activity.
In addition, was released the book "Endodontology: an integrated biological and clinical view" by Profs. Domenico Ricucci and José Siqueira.
It was very gratifying to see the repercussions of the research and teaching staff of PPGO in Europe. This characterizes a very important point of the Program which is valued enough by Capes – the Internationalization.

Professors of the PPGO-Estácio at the ESE Congress (European Society of Endodontology) in Lisbon.

Professor Siqueira giving a course at the ESE Congress (European Society of Endodontology)

Professor Siqueira during his course

Professor Mônica Schultz presenting her poster

Professor Luciana Armada presenting her poster