Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto

Assistant Invited Professor

Bio

  • Master’s Degree in Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal (2013);
  • Postgraduate qualification in Oro-Maxillofacial Pathology, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal (2014);
  • Advanced Training in Dental Care for Patients with Special Needs, delivered by faculty members from the School of Dentistry, Universidad de Concepción, Chile (2018);
  • PhD in Biomedicine, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal (2018);
  • Assistant Professor in the Integrated Master’s Degree in Dental Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Viseu;
  • Coordinator of the curricular units Oral Medicine I–VI (2019–present) and Pathological Anatomy (2022–present);
  • Integrated Researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS), Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2019–present);
  • Author of 39 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, including original research articles and scientific abstracts;
  • Invited speaker at scientific conferences, contributing to the dissemination and transfer of knowledge in the fields of Oral Medicine and Public Health;
  • Her main research interests focus on Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology, with particular emphasis on the study, diagnosis, and clinicopathological characterization of diseases affecting the oral cavity, including oral cancer. In parallel, she conducts research in Oral Public Health, particularly regarding the impact of oral health on the quality of life of patients with special needs, promoting the development of intervention strategies and improving access to healthcare services.
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Assessment of oral health care among the institutionalized elderly caregivers

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto, Rita Bornes & Nélio Jorge Veiga (with Maria Tavares). 2019. International Journal of Dentistry and Oral Health
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Avaliação da autoperceção da saúde oral por idosos institucionalizados

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Couto, Patrícia). 2017.
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Avaliação da saúde oral numa amostra de pacientes portugueses

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto & Nélio Jorge Veiga (with Pedro Coelho). 2012. XXI Congresso da Ordem dos Médicos Dentistas, 8/11/12
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Cárie dentária e materiais restauradores em população de Clínica Universitária

Rute Patricia Alves do Rio Pereira de Sousa & Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Couto, Patrícia). 2013. XXXIII Congresso Anual SPEMD, 11/10/13
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Characterization of oral health in a Portuguese population with mild intellectual disability

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Patrícia Couto). 2019. Special Care in Dentistry
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CR0379 Squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue: a case report

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Rui Amaral Mendes). 2014. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology
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Criação de uma base de dados online com fichas clínicas dos pacientes geriátricos

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Couto, Patrícia). 2012.
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Granuloma Gravídico: a propósito de um caso clínico

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Serrão, T). 2019.
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Importância da alimentação para a saúde oral dos idosos

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto & Nélio Jorge Veiga (with Sofia Duarte). 2017. XII Jornadas de Medicina Dentária da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal, 18/05/17
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Medicação antidepressiva e saúde oral em idosos institucionalizados

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto & Nélio Jorge Veiga (with F. Marques). 2017. XII Jornadas de Medicina Dentária da Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Viseu, Portugal, 18/05/17
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Oral health-related quality of life of Portuguese adults with mild intellectual disabilities

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Patrícia Couto). 2018. PLOS ONE
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Perda de peças dentárias e possíveis relações causais em diferentes amostras demográficas de idosos institucionalizados

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Rodrigues, C). 2017.
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Perfil de los pacientes geriátricos en la Clínica Universitaria

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Couto, Patrícia). 2012. Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal
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Perfil dos pacientes geriátricos da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Couto, Patrícia). 2012.
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Prevalência de retenções dentárias nos utentes adultos da Clínica Universitária da Universidade Católica Portuguesa

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Patrícia Couto). 2016. Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial
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Saúde oral e qualidade de vida na pessoa com deficiência intelectual: contextos de autonomia

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Couto, Patrícia). 2017.
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Self-perceived oral health assessement of institutionalized elderly of Viseu

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto & Nélio Jorge Veiga (with Veiga, Nélio Jorge). 2019. J Pub Health Catalog
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The influence of population aging in public health

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto & Nélio Jorge Veiga (with Nélio Veiga). 2018. International Research Journal of Public Health
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Validation of a Portuguese version of the Oral Health Impact Profile adapted to people with mild intellectual disabilities (OHIP-14-MID-PT)

Patrícia Sofia Soares Couto (with Patrícia Couto). 2018. PLOS ONE