Maria Dolores Austro Martinez

Maria Dolores Austro Martinez is a researcher at the Department of Odontology, School of Dentistry, Universidad de Murcia, Spain, currently contributing to the Experimental Odontology research group.

She earned her Doctorate from Universidad de Granada in 2000 with the thesis "Analysis of mesiodistal crown dimensions in mixed dentition and their permanent successors," supervised by Dr. María Jesús Ostos Garrido and Dr. C. García Ballesta.

Her research spans critical dental disciplines focused on clinical applications and developmental analysis:

• Pediatric Dentistry: Child-specific oral health interventions
• Preventive Dentistry: Disease mitigation strategies
• Conservative Dentistry: Minimally invasive restorative techniques
• Experimental Dentistry: Innovative methodological approaches

Prior to her current role, she actively participated in Pediatric Odontology, Preventive Odontology, and Conservative Odontology research groups at the same institution.