International Orthodontic Congress in Barcelona

Graduate in Medicine. Faculty of Medicine. University of Santiago de Compostela, 1983. Graduate in Dental Medicine (Stomatology), University of Oviedo (Spain), 1985.

PhD in Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, 1985, Degree of Master in Orthodontics from University of Valencia, Spain. Chairman of Orthodontics, Department of Stomatology since 1994 and Director of the Masters Programme of Orthodontics since 1996 at the University of Santiago de Compostela. 

Grants: 12 awards and professional honours. 

Awards: ‘Rodriguez Abaitua’ of the Royal Medicine Academy of Spain. Research award of the Spanish Dental Council (Consejo General de Odontólogos y Estomatólogos de España). Scientific and/or clinical adviser of the: Spain and Galicia Government, Spanish Dental Council, Spanish Dental Foundation, etc. 

Member of the EOS, SEDO, WFO, International College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy, and founding Member of different Spanish orthodontic societies (ONO, AESOR, etc) and on the editorial board of five dental/orthodontic journals. 

Author or co-author of 14 dental and orthodontic textbooks, 110 orthodontic articles and 145 Congress papers and posters. 

Specialist in orthodontics with focus on skeletal anchorage devices, miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE), and treatment of transverse maxillary deficiency. International Coordinator of the Orthodontic Specialization Program at Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra in Santiago, Dominican Republic (since 2009). Maintains orthodontic practice in São Paulo, Brazil.

Over 20 years of clinical experience treating complex orthodontic cases involving skeletal discrepancies, impacted canines, and cases requiring orthopedic expansion. Pioneer in promoting MARPE protocols in Latin America for non-surgical treatment of transverse maxillary deficiency in adolescents and adults. Research focuses on bone-borne expansion appliances, midpalatal suture maturation assessment, and predictability factors for successful skeletal expansion.

Professor at UNESP (São Paulo State University) in Marília, Brazil, since 2004. Former Professor at Universidade Ceuma, São Luís, Brazil (2006-2020). International lecturer presenting throughout Latin America, United States, Europe, and Asia on skeletal anchorage, MARPE techniques, and optimization of orthodontic treatment mechanics. Author of the book "MARPE: Expanding the Boundaries of Orthodontics." Author of over 100 scientific articles published in international peer-reviewed orthodontic journals. Regular columnist ("BASIC AND ESSENTIAL") for ORTHODONTIASPO magazine.

DDS from UNESP (São Paulo State University), Brazil. Master's degree in Orthodontics from University of São Paulo (USP). PhD in Orthodontics from University of São Paulo (USP). Member of Brazilian Association of Orthodontics (ABOR), World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO), and American Association of Orthodontists (AAO).

Orthodontist in private practice (Valencia, Spain) and Associate Professor in the Orthodontics Teaching Unit at the University of Valencia. Clinical expertise focuses on TAD-based mechanics across the three planes of space — vertical, sagittal, and transversal — with particular emphasis on managing skeletal discrepancies in growing and adult patients.

Part of the Faus academic and clinical family at the University of Valencia — a group long associated with postgraduate education in restorative dentistry, endodontics, and orthodontics. Clinical training includes the Master in Prosthodontics and Occlusion and the Master of Dental Science, both at the University of Valencia, supplemented by a certificate in lingual orthodontics (Incognito) and Invisalign certification. Recipient of the CONSEURO Prize (2009) for research in orthodontics.

International congress speaker on micro-implant biomechanics and multi-plane orthodontic treatment. Presenter at OHI-S International Orthodontic Congress (Barcelona, 2023) on TAD applications in vertical, sagittal, and transversal correction.

DDS, Master in Prosthodontics and Occlusion, Master of Dental Science — University of Valencia. Graduate of the Tweed Foundation Orthodontics Program, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Member of ESOR (Spanish Society of Orthodontic Specialists) and European Orthodontic Society (EOS).

Specialist orthodontist in private practice in Ciudad Real, Spain. Lecturer in Orthodontics, University of Salamanca (current). Former Assistant Professor, Postgraduate Orthodontics Program, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM, 2003–2007). University Degree in Orthodontics with Surgery, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC, 2007). University Degree in Lingual Orthodontics, Universidad de Valencia (2009–2011).

One of Spain's most internationally active Invisalign specialists and educators. Among the first group of Spanish Invisalign Providers (2001). Invisalign Diamond II Provider (since 2015). International Invisalign Clinical Speaker (since 2015). Recipient of the Invisalign Peer Award 2015 (First International Award) and 2017 (Second European Award). Member of the Invisalign EMEA Teen Global Group and the Spanish Orthodontics Group (Ortodoncis).

Co-author (with Dr. Javier Lozano Zafra) of Aligner Techniques in Orthodontics (Wiley-Blackwell, 2021) — a comprehensive clinical aligner textbook covering the full spectrum of malocclusion management with Invisalign, from mild crowding to complex interdisciplinary pre-prosthetic cases, with 2,000+ treated cases illustrated; translated into 4 languages. Co-Director, Aligners Academy Advanced International Program in Invisalign Technique.

PhD in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, UCM (2002). Invisalign Certified Orthodontist since 2001.