Maria Tziourtzia was born in Veroia and grew up in Germany. Her love for Greece made her return from Dortmund, Germany, after completing her secondary education, to Greece to study at the Dentistry School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Throughout her studies she attended surgeries in university clinics in the departments of Stomatology, Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, with a special interest in implant placement. She has worked as a dental assistant in dental clinics, both in Thessaloniki and Dortmund, Germany. She has also presented papers on dental topics at the University of Thessaloniki and attends dental conferences in Athens and Thessaloniki.
Since 2015, she has been working as an orthodontic assistant at Athens Dental Care.