Dr. Grace M. Dias de Souza	Dr. Grace M. Dias de Souza Assistant Professor Dept. of Clinical Sciences / Restorative Dentistry Room 352 E - Faculty of Dentistry 124 Edward Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1G6 Phone: 416-979-4934 ext. 4417 Fax: 416-979-4936 grace.desouza@dentistry.utoronto.ca Curriculum Vitae
Current academic / hospital appointments
Faculty of Dentistry/University of Toronto
Education
1997 – DDS, Piracicaba School of Dentistry/State University of Campinas, Piracicaba/SP/Brazil 2003 – Master Degree, Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba School of Dentistry/State University of Campinas, Piracicaba/SP/Brazil 2006 – PhD, Restorative Dentistry, Piracicaba School of Dentistry/State University of Campinas, Piracicaba/SP/Brazil 2009 – Post-doc, Dental Materials, School of Dentistry/University of Sao Paulo/SP/Brazil Current – Post-doc, Dental Materials, School of Dentistry/University of Sao Paulo/SP/Brazil
Courses
Undergraduate: Course coordinator of DDS 1 Restorative Dentistry
Research interests
Changes on ceramic surfaces to improve adhesion Enhancement of mechanical properties and chemical stability through the development of modified ceramic systems Failure analysis in ceramic substrates Shrinkage of different monomers and their effects on the dental surface Understanding and improving the restorative technique employed by practice practitioners
Recent publications
Dias de Souza GM, Thompson VP, Braga RR. Effect of metal primers on microtensile bond strength between zirconia and resin cements. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2011; 105:296-303. Dias de Souza GM, Silva NRFA, Paulillo LAMS, De Goes MF, Rekow ED, Thompson VP. Bond strength to high-crystalline content zirconia after different surface treatments. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 2010; 93: 318-323. Silva NR, De Souza GM, Coelho PG, Stappert CF, Clark EA, Rekow ED, Thompson VP. Effect of water storage time and composite cement thickness on fatigue of a glass-ceramic trilayer system. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 2008. 84: 117-123. De Silva ALF, Lima DA, Souza GMD, Dos Santos SANTOS CT, Paulillo LAMS. Influence of additional adhesive application on the microtensile bond strength of adhesive systems. Operative Dentistry, 2006. 31: 562-568. Dias de Souza GM, Pereira GDS, Dias CTS, Paulillo LAMS. Fracture Resistance of Premolars with Bonded Class II Amalgams. Operative Dentistry, 2002. 27: 349-353.
Awards and Honours
2008: Winner as “Innovative Research” at “The 15th Research Meeting of the University of Sao Paulo”. Title: “Effect of metal primers application on bond strength to zirconia” 2004/2005: Visiting Researcher at the Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics/New York University College of Dentistry – sponsored by grant CAPES – Brazil/ process BEX 0088-04/8
Current Editorships
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials