Dr. Totzke received her first dental degree in 1986 from the University of Santo Amaro School of Dentistry in São Paulo, Brazil. She was part of the first graduate class of a two-year specialty program in Homeopathic Dentistry at the Sociedade Paulista de Homeopatia — where the specialty was in the process of being recognized.
She furthered her studies in the United States and graduated from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1999. Dr. Totzke has two sons and currently resides in the Westchase area of Tampa Bay, where she has maintained a private practice since May 2005.
Over the past decade, Dr. Totzke has volunteered more than 2,500 hours of her time to local Tampa community outreach — including the Gulf Coast Dental Health Outreach Program and Give Kids A Smile — providing free dental care for the unprivileged.