Leda Regina Fernandes Mugayar
University of Florida, USA
Biography
Prof Mugayar graduated in 1980, from the University of Campinas, Brazil ; undertook four different Master’s degree - Pediatric Dentistry, Radiology and Oral Diagnosis, Preventive Dentistry and Special Care in Dentistry.
Prof Mugayar has graduated from the Residency Program in Pediatric Dentistry in Brazil in 1983. After that, she was granted a scholarship to attend a post graduation program in Pediatric Dentistry, concentration area of Special Care Dentistry at Showa University, Tokyo, JAPAN.Her Master degree in Preventive Dentistry was performed at the University of California at San Francisco under the mentorship and supervision of Prof Dr John D.B. Featherstone
Since her graduation she has been working with Special Care patients. Patients with Special Health Care Needs is her main area of expertise together with Pediatric Dentistry.
In 2000 she published in Brazil a textbook in Special Care Dentistry. It was the first book published in Latin America in the area of Special Needs Dentistry and has been largely referred amongst many Latin American countries.She has contributed to a number of Chapters on Special Care Dentistry in various textbooks in the medical, psychological and oral health areas.
Furthermore, she has a number of publications in International Journals and Scientific magazines relating to her academic and teaching activities commencing in 1981.
Prof Mugayar has been active in national and international Associations in Special Care in Dentistry and had a leadership role in the process of having Special Care recognized as a specialty in Brazil in the year 2000 by the Brazilian Federal Dental Council. At that time Dr Mugayar was granted by the Federal Dental Council the very first title worldwide as a specialist in Special Care in DentistryAs part of her professional activities, she served us a Council Member for Brazil at the International Association of Disability and Oral Health from 1985 to 2006, until she became President –Elected, and therefore the President of the International Association of Dentistry for Disability and Oral Health from 2008-2010. Dr Mugayar was one of the founders and former President of the Brazilian Association of Special Care in Dentistry, and also the former President of the Australian Society for Special Care Dentistry. (2004-2010)
She has been involved with the Special Olympics Program for more than 20 years. In Brazil Dr Mugayar implemented the Special Smiles Program and was the National Coordinator for the Program until the year 2000, when she became the President of Special Olympics Brazil.(2000-2003)
Additionally, when living in Australia, she implemented the first Oral Health program in Australia, as the National coordinator of the Special Smiles for Special Olympics .
Abstract
Abstract : All right stop! Collaboration and Listen : brush, brush, baby !!!