The Postgraduate Program in Dentistry at the School of Dentistry of Pernambuco at the University of Pernambuco (PPGO FOP/UPE) was initiated with the Dentistry Program (Master's - 1972 and Ph.D. - 1986), being one of the oldest programs in Brazil and a pioneer in the Northeast region, with diversities in the areas of concentration.

Its objective is to train human resources with technical and scientific skills and innovative vision for teaching and research, and capable of working in the academic and scientific fields, contributing to the technical, scientific, and social growth of the State of Pernambuco, the Northeast, and Brazil.

In over five decades of existence, the PPGO FOP/UPE has graduated more than 600 masters and doctors, being the main center for training masters and doctors in the Northeast and North of Brazil.