She received her DDS degree from Foplac- Faculdade de Odontologia de Brasilia, Brazil in 1999. She is a visiting professor in the Operative Department at Foplac Dental School in Brazil. She did her advanced training in Operative Dentistry at UFU – Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Brazil in 1999. In USA she also did a residency in an Esthetic Dentistry Fellowship at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in 2000. Dr. Ferreira was a clinical instructor for the past 5 years at the Undergraduate Clinic at Tufts. Dr Ferreira has been a Principal and Co-investigator in several studies at Tufts. She has published and given lectures on Restorative Dentistry.