Marcia Campos, DDS, MS, PhD

Associate Professor
Marcia Campos in red silk blouse

Contact

Office Address

15-238 Moos Tower
515 Delaware St SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
United States

Affiliations:
Department of Restorative Sciences,
Division of Operative Dentistry

Titles

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Education

PhD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oral Pathology

MS, University Vale do Paraiba, Brazil, Biological Sciences

DDS, University Vale do Paraiba, Brazil

Licensures and Certifications

Specialist in Oral Pathology, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Biography

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Biography

Biography

Dr. Campos earned a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree in 2001, obtained her Master of Sciences in Biological Sciences in 2004, a PhD in Oral Pathology in 2008, a certification in Oral Pathology in 2010, and did a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan (2009). She worked as a General Dentist and Oral Pathologist for 10 years in her private practice while also teaching and doing research at three different universities in Brazil, having maintained her practice while in academics.

Dr. Campos has experience supervising pre-doctoral and graduate students, and has received several awards for her teaching and mentoring excellence throughout her career. A great part of her research was dedicated to the study of oral biofilms and oral diseases, especially oral cancer, with several peer-reviewed published papers, including cover pages of important research journals. Recently, her research focus has shifted to cariology, educational research (including AI as a learning tool), interprofessional education and practice (IPE/IPC), student well-being and holistic approaches. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, Dr. Campos taught at the University of Iowa and the University of Michigan, where she participated in several committees related to the support of education and students.

Dr. Campos has served in leadership positions associated to IPE/IPC, well-being and the Global Initiatives Program, co-leading an annual trip to Honduras. She was the director of the Mental Health Program at the University of Michigan, implementing a pioneer program that aimed to support and promote Mental health and well-being among faculty, staff and students. She was inducted into the American College of Dentists in 2024 and graduated from the ADEA Leadership Institute in 2025 being elected the class representative and becoming a member of the ADEA-LI Board of Alumni Association.

Publications

Kimble P, Stuhr S, McDonald N, Venugopalan A, Campos MS, Cavalcanti B. Decision Making in the Restoration of Endodontically Treated Teeth: Effect of Biomimetic Dentistry Training. Dent. J. 2023, 11, 159. https://doi.org/10.3390/dj11070159. 

Campos MS, Fontana M. Chapter 8: Risk Assessment: Considerations for Coronal Caries. Monogr Oral Sci. 2023;31:115-128. doi: 10.1159/000530563. Epub 2023 Jun 26. PMID: 37364556 [book chapter] 
 
Kimble P, Corso AM, Beattie M, Campos MS, Cavalcanti B. Biomimetics and the restoration of the endodontically treated tooth. Braz Dent Sci 2023 Jan/Mar;26 (1): e3668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4322/bds.2023.e3668. 
 
Campos MS and Fontana M. Preventive dental materials in special care dentistry: conservative caries management in vulnerable populations. Dent Clin North Am. 2022 Apr;66(2):169-179. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2021.12.003. Epub 2022 Mar 12. 
 
Carta CFL, Oliveira Alves MG, de Barros PP, Campos MS, Scholz J, Jorge AOC, Nunes FD6, Almeida JD. Screening methylation of DNA repair genes in the oral mucosa of chronic smokers. Arch Oral Biol 2018; May 1;92:83-87. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2018.04.017. [Epub ahead of print]. 
 
Sousa Melo SL, Lanzel E, Pagedar NA, Alhazmi D, Dahmoush L, Policeni BA, Campos MS. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma mimicking a mucocele (ranula) in the floor of the mouth. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2018 May;47(4):20170331. doi: 10.1259/dmfr.20170331. Epub 2018 Jan 10. 
 
Martinho FC, Camargo SEA, Fernandes AMM, Campos MS, Prado RF, Camargo CHR, Valera MC. Comparison of cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and immunological inflammatory biomarker activity of several endodontic sealers against immortalized human pulp cells. Int Endod J. 2018 Jan;51(1):41-57. doi: 10.1111/iej.12785. Epub 2017 Jun 5. 
 
Ferreira Ribeiro C, Cogo-Muller K, Franco GN, Silva-Consílio LR, Sampaio Campos M, de Mello Rode S, Claro Neves AC. Initial oral biofilm formation on titanium implants with different surface treatments: an in vivo study. Arch Oral Biol Sep;69:33-9. doi: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2016.05.006. Epub 2016 May 11.
 
Neiva KG, Warner KA, Campos MS, Zhang Z, Moren J, Danciu TE, Nör JE. Endothelial cell derived interleukin-6 regulates tumor growth. BMC Cancer 2014;14(1):99.
 
Campos MS, Neiva KG, Warner KA, Krishnamurthy S, Nör JE. Endothelial derived factors inhibit anoikis of head and neck cancer stem cells. Oral Oncol 2012;48:26-32. [Cover page paper]
 
Zeitlin BD, Spalding AC, Campos MS, Ashimori N, Dong Z,Wang S, Lawrence TS, Nör JE. Metronomic small molecule inhibitor of Bcl-2 (TW-37) is anti-angiogenic and potentiates the anti-tumor effect of ionizing radiation in oral squamous cell carcinoma xenografts. Int J Radiat Oncol 2010;78:879-87.
 
Campos MS, Marchini L, Bernardes LAS, Paulino LC, Nóbrega FG. Biofilm microbial communities of denture stomatitis. Oral Microbiol Immunol 2008;23:419-24.