Mário Rui Araújo
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Prof., M. Psych, BSD Mário Rui completed his PhD in Psychology (2021) at the University of Lisbon (School of Psychology) and holds a Master’s degree in Health Psychology. He is an adjunct teacher at the Portalegre Health School and a guest teacher at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has also been an iTOP Lecturer since 2018.
Mário holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Lisbon (2021), with a focus on behavior change and the use of various technologies to improve patients’ oral health behaviors. He also obtained a Master’s degree in Health Psychology in 1999.
Mário graduated from the Dental Hygiene Program at the University of Lisbon in 1990 and earned a Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1993. He is a renowned international speaker on oral-health behavior modification and communication skills and has delivered guest lectures in multiple countries.
Currently, Mário serves as an Associate Professor and Director of the Dental Hygiene Program at the Portalegre Health School. He resides in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal, where he also works as a clinical and behavioral dental hygienist.
In addition to his professional roles, Mário enjoys family life with his wife, four children, and three cats, and is also involved in Lego Serious Play as a facilitator.
