Dr. Paula Aspinwall-Rezende

Lecturer on Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology
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Dr. Paula Aspinwall-Rezende is a general dentist and part-time lecturer at Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She supervises and teaches DMD students during their clinical externship rotations at Brookside Community Health Center, part of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where she practices general dentistry. Her clinical interests include oral surgery, orthodontics, restorative dentistry, and pediatric dentistry.

Aspinwall-Rezende earned her Bachelor of Dental Surgery in 2012 and a graduate degree in orthodontics in 2016 from the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil. She earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine degree from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine in 2023, graduating as valedictorian of the DMD Advanced Standing Class.

Aspinwall-Rezende’s scholarship includes a publication in the Journal of Clinical Orthodontics on the orthodontic and restorative management of avulsed maxillary central incisors. She has provided volunteer dental care for underserved populations in Brazil and is fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. Her teaching and clinical work reflect a commitment to dental education and accessible, compassionate patient care.