Camila Pereira, DDS, MBA, MSc, PhD, MS, OMR, FRCDC

Associate Professor - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Dentistry Dept

Pronouns: She, her

Contact

Associate Professor - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry - Dentistry Dept
Email
cppereir@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-4468
Address
5-522 Kaye Edmonton Clinic
11400 University Ave
Edmonton AB
T6G 1Z1

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Cone-Beam Computed Tomography CBCT MRI Ultrasound Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology OMR OMFR Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist


About

 

Dr. Pacheco-Pereira

 

DDS, MBA, MSc, MS, PhD, FRCDC

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologist

 

About me:

 

Camila completed her undergraduate dental studies in Brazil and completed an Oral Radiology specialty program a few years later. She obtained various degrees including an MBA with a specialization in Health Management, her first Master's (MSc) in Dental Sciences focusing on Airway and Adenoid hypertrophy followed by a Ph.D. in Oral Diagnosis investigating the Trabecular Bone pattern of systemic diseases. Later on, she completed a second MSc degree and Certificate in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology at the prestigious University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio - Texas, United States. Finally, she moved back to Edmonton bringing to Canada prestigious accomplishments. Dr. Pacheco-Pereira teaches undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education courses. She is appointed as the Advanced Imaging director at the School of Dentistry.

 

Camila is proud to be one of the few board-certified Oral and Maxillofacial Radiologists in Alberta. Her research focuses on advanced imaging modalities as adjunct tool for diagnosis. Her interest focus in generating good translational research to help the clinician and the Oral Radiology education.



Clinical Interests

  • Oral Radiographs as an adjunct and essential clinical tool for diagnosis and treatment plan.
  • Multi specialty and multi centric clinical collaboration is always welcome!

Research

  • Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology related topics
  • Advanced Imaging (CBCT, MRI and Ultrasound)
  • Evidence-Based Dentistry
  • Patient Satisfaction 
  • Dental Education in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

Teaching

Teaching topics: Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology - Conventional and Advanced Imaging

Undergraduate Dentistry - Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology 2D and 3D

Graduate: DENT 607 - Advanced Imaging, Course Coordinator

Continued Education for Dentists, Dental Hygienists and Registered Dental Assistants


Courses

DENT 607 - Advanced Oral Radiology

This lecture and seminar course will review the application of the various imaging modalities, including advanced modalities, in oral and maxillofacial radiology. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of abnormalities of the oral and maxillofacial region that may be encountered in the dental specialties.


Browse more courses taught by Camila Pereira

Featured Publications

Swarna Yerebairapura Math, Devarasa Murugeshappa, Troy W.S. Turner, Carlos Flores-Mir, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

Seminars in Orthodontics. 2025 September; 10.1053/j.sodo.2025.04.003


Justin Kim, Saranjeev Lalh, Jeremy L. Rempel, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

Seminars in Orthodontics. 2025 September; 10.1053/j.sodo.2024.11.004


Swarna Yerebairapura Math, Nazila Ameli, Cristine Miron Stefani, Janice Y. Kung, Kumaradevan Punithakumar, Maryam Amin, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2025 August; 10.1016/j.oooo.2025.03.015


Ameena Nihal, Meruja Selvamanikkam, Swarna Yerebairapura Math, Silvia Gianoni-Capenakas, Kumaradevan Punithakumar, Manuel Lagravère, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

Digital Dentistry Journal. 2025 June; 10.1016/j.ddj.2025.100013


Swarna Yerebairapura Math, Omer Sheriff Sultan, Mohd Fadzil Bin Zainal Anuar, Camila Pacheco‐Pereira

Journal of Dental Education. 2025 April; 10.1002/jdd.13923


Lara Pereira, Ellen Song, Cristine M. Stefani, Carlos Flores-Mir, Graziela De Luca Canto, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2025 April; 10.1016/j.smrv.2024.102040


Reid Friesen, Xiang Li, Vandana Singh, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

International Dental Journal. 2025 April; 10.1016/j.identj.2024.07.013


Mehdi Salehizeinabadi, Saghar Neghab, Nazila Ameli, Kasra Koucheh Baghi, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

International Journal of Dentistry. 2025 January; 10.1155/ijod/6644310


Nazila Ameli, Masoud Miri Moghaddam, Hollis Lai, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

Imaging Science in Dentistry. 2025 January; 10.5624/isd.20240232


Management and prevalence of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) findings generating external referrals

Kadkhodayan, Sharmin, Almeida, Fabiana, Lai, Hollis, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2025 January;


Teledentistry—Dental students’ preparedness and patients’ experiences

Math, Swarna, Nga, Janice Diong Li, Lim, Huey Fen, Amin, Maryam, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila

PloS one. 2025 January;


An unusual clinical and histopathologic presentation of a maxillofacial ameloblastoma: a literature review and case report

Parashar, Pallavi, Sawani, Salima Asifali, Davis, Clayton, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila

General dentistry. 2024 January;


Assessing new bone formation after maxillary sinus augmentation surgery using right anterior iliac crest bone marrow aspirate and cancellous allograft

Lung, Kevin E, Adam, Jason, Almeida, Fabiana T, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila, Fay, Matthew

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2024 January;


Majd ELIAS, Sharmin KADKHODAYAN, Camila PACHECO-PEREIRA, Manuel Lagravère VICH

Dental Press Journal of Orthodontics. 2024 January; 10.1590/2177-6709.29.6.e2424130.oar


Masoud MiriMoghaddam, Hollis Lai, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

Imaging Science in Dentistry. 2024 January; 10.5624/isd.20240039


Journal of Oral & Facial Pain and Headache. 2024 January; 10.22514/JOFPH.2025.014


The effect of the dental follicle volume of palatally impacted canines on the relative position of the adjacent teeth

Lam, Michael, Dekel, Eyal, Nucci, Ludovica, Grassia, Vicenzo, Naoumova, Julia, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila, Perillo, Letizia, Chaushu, Stella, Flores-Mir, Carlos

European Journal of Orthodontics. 2024 January;


The use of panoramic radiographs to address the oral health needs of vulnerable Canadian populations

Almeida, Fabiana T, Gianoni-Capenakas, Silvia, Rabie, Heidi, Figueiredo, Rafael, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila

Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene. 2024 January;


Sharmin Kadkhodayan, Fabiana T. Almeida, Hollis Lai, Camila Pacheco-Pereira

International Dental Journal. 2023 December; 10.1016/j.identj.2023.11.013


Comparison of Adjusted Fluoride Concentrations Between Water Treatment Facilities and Endpoints in Alberta, Canada

Journal of Canadian Dental Association. 2022 October;


Anthea Senior, Fabiana Tolentino Almeida, Hassem Geha, Camilla Pacheco-Pereira.

JOURNAL OF THE CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION. 2022 October; 86 (k16) ISSN: 1488-2159


Pacheco-Pereira C., Almeida F.T., Acevedo A.C., Geha H., Septer S., Friesen L.R., Attard T.M., Guerra E.N.S.

Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology. 2022 March; 133 (3):349-357 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.09.012


Camila Pacheco-Pereira, Fabiana T. Almeida, Ana Carolina Acevedo, Hassem Geha, Seth Septer, Lynn Roosa Friesen, Thomas M. Attard, Eliete N.S. Guerra

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2022 March; 10.1016/j.oooo.2021.09.012


Caiado G.M., Evangelista K., Freire M.d.C.M., Almeida F.T., Pacheco-Pereira C., Flores-Mir C., Cevidanes L.H.S., Ruelas A.C.d.O., Vasconcelos K.d.F., Preda F., Willems G., Jacobs R., Valladares-Neto J., Silva M.A.G.

Clinical Oral Investigations. 2022 February; 26 (2):1625-1636 10.1007/s00784-021-04135-9


Eguren M., Holguin A., Diaz K., Vidalon J., Linan C., Pacheco-Pereira C., Vich M.O.L.

DENTOMAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY. 2022 January; 51 (1) 10.1259/DMFR.20210140


Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 2022 January; 10.1259/DMFR.20210140


Clinical Oral Investigations. 2022 January; 10.1007/S00784-021-04135-9


Journal of Dentistry. 2022 January; 10.1016/J.JDENT.2022.104345


A multicenter approach on dento-osseous anomalies in familial adenomatous polyposis

Pacheco-Pereira, Camila, Almeida, Fabiana, Geha, Hassem, Attard, Thomas, Guerra, Eliete

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2022 January;


Silvia Gianoni-Capenakas, Jessica Popadynetz, John Younger, Theron White, Pamela Hodgkinson, Steven Patterson, Camila Pacheco-Pereira, Rafael Figueiredo.

JOURNAL OF THE CANADIAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION. 2021 October; 87 (12) ISSN: 1488-2159


Pacheco-Pereira C., Diogenes A.R., Moore W., Katkar R., Noujeim Z.E.F., Flores-Mir C., Geha H.

JOURNAL OF DENTAL EDUCATION. 2021 October; 85 (10):1565-1573 10.1002/jdd.12641


Camila Pacheco‐Pereira, Anibal R. Diogenes, Willian Moore, Rujuta Katkar, Ziad E. F. Noujeim, Carlos Flores‐Mir, Hassem Geha

Journal of Dental Education. 2021 October; 10.1002/jdd.12641


Arruda K.A.R., Normando A.G.C., Pacheco-Pereira C., Amorim dos Santos J., Yamaguti P.M., Mazzeu J.F., Almeida F.T., Acevedo A.C., Guerra E.N.S.

ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY. 2021 September; 129 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2021.105206


Karen Ariely Rocha Arruda, Ana Gabriela Costa Normando, Camila Pacheco-Pereira, Juliana Amorim dos Santos, Paulo Marcio Yamaguti, Juliana Forte Mazzeu, Fabiana Tolentino Almeida, Ana Carolina Acevedo, Eliete Neves Silva Guerra

Archives of Oral Biology. 2021 September; 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2021.105206


Pacheco-Pereira C., Silvestre-Barbosa Y., Almeida F.T., Geha H., Leite A.F., Guerra E.N.S.

Scientific Reports. 2021 April; 11 (1):9143 10.1038/s41598-021-88513-z


Gianoni-Capenakas S., Flores-Mir C., Vich M.L., Pacheco-Pereira C.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ORTHODONTICS AND DENTOFACIAL ORTHOPEDICS. 2021 March; 159 (3):352-359 10.1016/j.ajodo.2020.05.013


Thereza-Bussolaro C, Pacheco-Pereira C, Lagravère M, Flores-Mir C.

Journal of Dental Sleep Medicine . 2021 March; 8 (2) 10.15331/jdsm.7192


Journal of the Canadian Dental Association. 2021 January;


American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2021 January; 10.1016/J.AJODO.2020.05.013


Scientific Reports. 2021 January; 10.1038/S41598-021-88513-Z


Some challenges and potential issues regarding cone beam computed tomography of the upper airway

Thereza-Bussolaro, C, Pacheco-Pereira, C, Lagravère, M, Flores-Mir, C

J Dent Sleep Med. 2021 January;


TRABECULAR AND CORTICAL MANDIBULAR BONE STRUCTURE IN FAMILIAL ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS: A PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHIC STUDY

PACHECO-PEREIRA, C, BARBOSA-SILVESTRE, Y, ALMEIDA, FT, GEHA, H, LEITE, A, GUERRA, E

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2021 January;


TRENDS IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL RADIOLOGY CAREERS: A SURVEY

PACHECO-PEREIRA, C, DIOGENES, A, MOORE, W, KATKAR, R, FLORES-MIR, C, GEHA, H

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2021 January;


Camila Pacheco-Pereira, Anthea Senior, Sharon Sharon Compton, Luiz Francisco Vargas-Madriz, Luis Fernando Marin, Ellen Watson

The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2020 December; 10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2020.3.8263


Head & Face Medicine. 2020 January; 10.1186/S13005-020-00216-4


Intraoral imaging in dental private practice—A rectangular collimator study

Anthea Senior, BDS, Almeida, Fabiana Tolentino, Geha, Hassem

J Can Dent Assoc. 2020 January;


Rapid maxillary expansion effects on the upper airway dimensions and function in growing patients: An umbrella review

Gianoni-Capenakas, S, Horta, KC, Flores-Mir, C, Lagravère, MO, Pacheco-Pereira, C

J Dent Sleep Med. 2020 January;


Student Response to a Blended Radiology Course: A Multi-Course Study in Dental Education.

Pacheco-Pereira, Camila, Senior, Anthea, Compton, Sharon, Vargas-Madriz, Luiz Francisco, Marin, Luis Fernando, Watson, Ellen

Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2020 January;


Camila Pacheco‐Pereira, Anthea Senior, Jacqueline Green, Ellen Watson, Kari Rasmussen, Sharon M. Compton

International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 2019 August; 10.1111/idh.12394


C. Thereza-Bussolaro, J. Galván Galván, C. Pachêco-Pereira, C. Flores-Mir

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 2019 June; 10.1016/j.ijom.2019.01.001


Camila Pachêco‐Pereira, Fabiana T. Almeida, Suraj Chavda, Paul W. Major, Andre Leite, Eliete N.S. Guerra

Oral Diseases. 2019 May; 10.1111/odi.12950


Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 2019 January; 10.1259/DMFR.20180144


Journal of Dental Education. 2019 January; 10.21815/JDE.019.109


International Dental Journal. 2019 January; 10.1111/IDJ.12411


A BLENDED LEARNING RADIOLOGY INTERPRETATION LAB: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH

SENIOR, A, PACHECO-PEREIRA, C, GREEN, J, WATSON, E, COMPTON, S, RASMUSSEN, K

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2019 January;


Diagnostic ultrasound assessment of temporomandibular joints: A systematic review

DE ALMEIDA-MARQUES, F TOLENTINO, Pacheco-Pereira, C, Flores-Mir, C, LE, L, JAREMKO, J, Major, P

Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2019 January;


Senior A, Winand C, Ganatra S, Lai H, Alsulfyani N, Pachêco-Pereira C

Journal of dental education. 2018 January; 10.21815/jde.018.011


Plos One. 2018 January; 10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0200596


Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 2018 January; 10.1259/DMFR.20170389


American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2018 January; 10.1016/J.AJODO.2017.10.023


American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2018 January; 10.1016/J.AJODO.2018.01.013


The Spine Journal. 2018 January; 10.1016/J.SPINEE.2018.06.344


Digital intraoral imaging re-exposure rates of dental students

Senior, Anthea, Winand, Curtis, Ganatra, Seema, Lai, Hollis, Alsulfyani, Noura, Pacĥeco-Pereira, Camila

Journal of dental education. 2018 January;


Patient satisfaction and quality of life status after 2 treatment modalities: Invisalign and conventional fixed appliances

Flores-Mir, Carlos, Brandelli, Jeremy, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2018 January;


Technical quality of root canal treatment performed by undergraduate students using hand instrumentation: a meta-analysis

Ribeiro, DM, Réus, JC, Felippe, WT, Pacĥeco-Pereira, C, Dutra, KL, Santos, JN, Porporatti, AL, De Luca Canto, G

International endodontic journal. 2018 January;


Ribeiro DM, Réus JC, Felippe WT, Pacheco-Pereira C, Dutra KL, Santos JN, Porporatti AL, De Luca Canto G

International endodontic journal. 2017 September; 10.1111/iej.12853


Buzatta LN, Shimizu RH, Shimizu IA, Pachêco-Pereira C, Flores-Mir C, Taba M, Porporatti AL, De Luca Canto G

European journal of orthodontics. 2017 August; 10.1093/ejo/cjw057


Dentomaxillofacial Radiology. 2017 January; 10.1259/dmfr.20160475


Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.oooo.2017.06.119


American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.ajodo.2016.11.024


Journal of Endodontics. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.joen.2017.02.006


Angle Orthodontist. 2017 January; 10.2319/051216-379.1


Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2017 January; 10.1016/j.smrv.2017.06.001


Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene. 2017 January;


Association of Treatment and a 3-D image follow-up on a Recurrent Keratocyst

Thereza-Bussolaro, Claudine, Pacĥeco-Pereira, Camila, Flores-Mir, Carlos, Aburad, Arlindo

Journal of Oral Diagnosis. 2017 January;


CORRELATION AND RELIABILITY OF CBCT-DERIVED AUTO-SEGMENTATION ASSESSMENTS OF ADENOID HYPERTROPHY

PACĤECO-PEREIRA, C, ALSUFYANI, N, MAJOR, M, PALOMINO-GOMEZ, S, PEREIRA, JR, FLORES-MIR, C

Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology. 2017 January;


Gingival condition associated with two types of orthodontic fixed retainers: a meta-analysis

Buzatta, Leandro Nicolao, Shimizu, Roberto Hideo, Shimizu, Isabela Almeida, Pacĥeco-Pereira, Camila, Flores-Mir, Carlos, Taba Jr, Mario, Porporatti, André Lúıs, De Luca Canto, Graziela

European Journal of Orthodontics. 2017 January;


Pharyngeal airway changes in pre-pubertal children with Class II malocclusion after Fränkel-2 treatment

Fabiani, G, Galván Galván, J, Raucci, G, Elyasi, M, Pacĥeco-Pereira, C, Flores-Mir, C, Perillo, L

Eur. J. Paediatr. Dent. 2017 January;


Re-exposure rates of digital intraoral images taken by undergraduate dental hygiene students.

Pacĥeco-Pereira, Camila, Brandelli, Jeremy, Senior, Anthea

Canadian Journal of Dental Hygiene. 2017 January;


Camila Pachêco-Pereira, Noura A. Alsufyani, Michael Major, Giseon Heo, Carlos Flores-Mir

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2016 November; 10.1016/j.ajodo.2016.03.030


Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.oooo.2016.03.010


Journal of Sleep Research. 2016 January;


Journal of the American Dental Association. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.adaj.2016.03.004


Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia). 2016 January; 10.1111/jgh.13149


Evidence-Based Dentistry. 2016 January; 10.1038/sj.ebd.6401153


Angle Orthodontist. 2016 January; 10.2319/040615-227.1


Journal of the American Dental Association. 2016 January; 10.1016/j.adaj.2015.07.017


Angle Orthodontist. 2016 January; 10.2319/073015-519.1


Digital imaging capability for caries detection: a meta-analysis

Winand, C, Shetty, A, Senior, A, Ganatra, S, De Luca Canto, G, Alsufyani, N, Flores-Mir, C, Pacĥeco-Pereira, C

JDR Clinical & Translational Research. 2016 January;


Prevalence of clinical signs of intra-articular temporomandibular disorders in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis

da Silva, Cristhiani Giane, Pacheco-Pereira, Camila, Porporatti, André Lúıs, Savi, Maria Gorete, Peres, Marco A, Flores-Mir, Carlos, Canto, Graziela De Luca

The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2016 January;


Camila Pachêco-Pereira, José Roberto Pereira, Bruce D. Dick, Arnaldo Perez, Carlos Flores-Mir

American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. 2015 October; 10.1016/j.ajodo.2015.04.039


Pediatrics. 2015 January; 10.1542/peds.2015-1283


Sleep Medicine. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.sleep.2014.12.007


Sleep Medicine Reviews. 2015 January; 10.1016/j.smrv.2014.11.004


Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine. 2015 January; 10.5664/jcsm.4358


Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research. 2015 January; 10.1111/ocr.12068


Angle Orthodontist. 2015 January; 10.2319/070114-466.1


Flores-Mir C, Pachêco-Pereira C, De Luca Canto G, Elyasi M, Saltaji H

Journal (Canadian Dental Association). 2015 January;


Journal of the Canadian Dental Association. 2015 January;


Progress in Orthodontics. 2015 January; 10.1186/s40510-015-0094-9


Angle Orthodontist. 2015 January; 10.2319/051214-343.1


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