Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry & Prosthodontics
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Dr. Juliana Barros is a Professor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Education at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry.
She earned her DDS from the University of Uberaba, Brazil, in 1995. She has postgraduate training in Restorative Dentistry from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry. In addition, she earned a master’s degree in Laser Dentistry from the Nuclear and Energy Research Institute and the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Dr. Barros lectures and conducts research in the fields of restorative dentistry, biomaterials, and hard/soft tissue laser applications. She developed the laser dentistry curriculum at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry and is the acting director of the laser clinic.
Dr. Barros was the recipient of the Academy of Laser Dentistry’s T.H. Maiman Award for Excellence in Laser Research (2019). Dr. Barros is a member of the American Dental Education Association, the Academy of Operative Dentistry, the International Association for Dental Research, the Consortium of Operative Dentistry Educators, and the Academy of Laser Dentistry.