Her master's degree is in Pediatric Dentistry and her PhD in Medical Science/Molecular Biology. Dr. Kuchler was a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently she is an Investigatorin the Pediatric Department at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and faculty of the post-graduation program in the same Department. Dr. Kuchler's main research focus is the etiology of oral alterations, such as oral clefts, craniofacial development, dental caries, pediatric dental treatments, and developmental dental anomalies.