Meral Bildir completed her primary, secondary and high school education in Ankara and graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry in 1985, which she entered in 1980. In the same year, she started her doctorate education in Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Orthodontics. She completed her PhD in 1990 and received the title of ‘Orthodontic Specialist’. Later, she continued her studies in her own clinic in Antalya with her husband Eşref Bildir. She is a member of Turkish Dental Association and Turkish Orthodontic Society.