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Best Smile makeover dentists in Ankara: TOP 4 doctors

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Ilkay Gul
Dentist
14 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Dental Estetik Center

Ilkay Gul

Dentist
14 years of experience

Ilkay Gul was born on March 31, 1988 in Hatay. He completed his primary and secondary education at Fatih Sultan Mehmet Primary School and his high school education at Selim Nevzat Şahin Anatolian High School. He started his education at Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Dentistry in 2006 and graduated in 2012. In 2016, he started his specialization training at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry. He successfully completed his specialization thesis titled “Comparison of the Effects of Different Abutment Materials on Tissues Around the Implant Immediately After Loading: In Vivo Study” and graduated in 2019 as a Specialist Dentist in the field of Prosthetic Dentistry.

He finds important to adapting developments in the world, especially in implant prostheses and digital dentistry applications in his clinical applications as soon as possible by closely following them.

Besides dentistry, he is interested in music and theater. He can play several musical instruments with his professional discipline and amateur enthusiasm, and there are various children’s and adult theater plays on display in his private life.

He is currently a member of the European Prosthodontic Association, European Association for Osseointegration and International Team for Implantology.

2002-2006 Hatay Selim Nevzat Şahin Anatolian High School

2006-2012 Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Dentistry

2016-2019 Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthodontics, Specialization

2023- Dental Aesthetic Center

International Educational and Scientific Meetings Attended

  • 40. European Prosthodontic Association
  • European Association for Osseointegration
  • 6th International Turkish Society of Prosthodontics and Implantology Dicle Symposium
  • Turkish Society of Oral Implantology XXX. International Scientific Congress
  • TDB International Dentistry Congress
  • 24. International Turkish Society of Prosthodontics and Implantology Scientific Congress

Participated in National Educational and Scientific Meetings

  • Clinical and Laboratory Approaches to Implant-Top Prostheses
  • EDAD Adana seminar
  • TFI VI. Çukurova Working Group Meeting
  • Complete Adentia Solutions in Clinical Practice
  • Changing Concept of Dimension and Cementation in Cemented and Implant-Top Prostheses
  • Solutions and Short Implants in Difficult Cases
  • Implant Top Prosthetic Restorations
  • Smile Design with Patient Applied Lamina
  • TFI VII. Çukurova Working Group Meeting
  • Advanced Surgery and Prosthesis Applications
  • PRF and i-PRF: When, Where, How?
  • Occlusal Splints and Occlusal Restorations in the Treatment of Temporomandibular Disorders
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Demet Horoz
Dentist
14 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Dental Estetik Center

Demet Horoz

Dentist
14 years of experience

She graduated from Ege University and started to work at the Dental Aesthetic Center in 2013. She has improved herself in every field of dentistry throughout her professional life. She mostly performs aesthetic restorative and prosthetic treatments.
Dentist Demet Horoz, who mainly serves the international patients of our clinic, examined patients from 63 different countries. She speaks English at professional level and Arabic at intermediate level. She believes in teamwork.
She stands out in general dentistry as well as aesthetic treatments, thanks to her special treatment approaches, especially in patients with dental fear.
She follows digital dentistry and dental technologies. She prepares patients for aesthetic treatments by applying basic orthodontic treatments with transparent plaques. She received basic implant training. She has developed herself in the field of implant-supported prostheses, and follows the world’s schools in this regard. She consolidated her knowledge and experience on implant-supported prostheses on the digital platform. She is a member of ITI. She has participated in numerous domestic and international congresses and seminars, and has caught up with the current treatment approaches in every field of dentistry.
In addition to dentistry, art, philosophy and ecological activities have always been in her life.

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Burcin Kalender
Dentist
13 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Medipol University Ankara Dental Hospital

Burcin Kalender

Dentist
13 years of experience

Burcin Kalender, D.D.S. Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry

Study And Interests

  • Anterior and Posterior Aesthetic Restorations
  • Adhesive Fiber Bridges
  • Restorative Dental Treatment
  • Dental Aesthetics
  • Dental Whitening
  • Composite Lamina Restorations

Education

2016 - Hacettepe University Restorative Dentistry 

2011 - Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry

Career

2022 - continuing Ankara Medipol University Dental Hospital

2019 - 2020 Private Dental Clinic

2016 - 2019 Baskent University Faculty of Dentistry

2011 - 2016 Hacettepe University Restorative Dentistry

2011 - 2012 Duaçınarı Dental Polyclinic

Publications

Alpaslan C, Hasanoglu E.G.N, Alpaslan G, Yılmaz B, Kalender B. ‘Role of Direct Fluorescence Visualization for Screening of Oral Cancer and its Impact on Raising Awareness’. Jacobs Journal of Dentistry and Research, 2015, 2(4): 026

Ergin E, Yazici AR, Kalender B, Usumez A, Ertan A, Gorucu J, Sari T. ‘In vitro comparison of an Er:YAG laser-activated bleaching system with different light-activated bleaching systems for color change, surface roughness, and enamel bond strength’. Lasers in Medical Science, 2018, 33(9):1913-18.

Arhun N, Kalender B, Tuncer D, Berkmen B, Celik C. ‘Influence of operator experience on bond strength of different adhesives to dentin.’ J Conserv Dent 2020;23:32‑5.

Kalender B. ‘Treatment of Initial Caries Lesions’.Current Aesthetic Approaches in Restorative Dentistry. Turkiye Klinikleri J Restor Dent. 2017;3(2):58-65

Kalender B. ‘Smart Materials in Restorative Dentistry’. Adhesive materials used in restorative dentistry. Turkiye Klinikleri J Restor Dent. 2017;3(3):164

Kalender B. ‘Laser Applications on Preventive Dentistry’. Lasers in Restorative Dentistry. Turkiye Klinikleri J Restor Dent. 2018; p.15-9. (Book Chapher)

25th Annual Congress of the DGL (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Laser), Munchen, Germany Kalender B, Lausch J, Gutknecht N, Gorucu J. ‘Surface Layer Erosion of Artificial Caries Lesions Using The Er,Cr:YSGG Laser in Preparation For Resin Infiltration’

 IADR Conference 2013/ 46th Meeting of the Continental European Division of International Association for Dental Research, Firenze, Italy Kalender B, Yazıcı AR, Gorucu J. ‘Effect of laser etching parameters on dentin surface roughness’

International Laser Congress 2014, Istanbul, Turkey Kalender B, Yazıcı, AR, Gorucu J. ‘Effect of acid and laser-etching on universal adhesives’ bond strength’

AIC 19th International Congress and Conseuro, 2017, Bologna, ITALY Yazici AR, Ergin E, Kalender B, Usumez A, Ertan A, Gorucu J, Sari T. ‘In vitro comparison of ER:YAG laser-bleaching with different light-activated bleaching systems’

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Naz Bayar
Dentist
5 years of experience
Turkey, Ankara
Doctor Bayar Dental Clinics

Naz Bayar

Dentist
5 years of experience

Dr. Naz Bayar was born on July 16, 1995, in Iran. After completing her primary education, she attended Sampad Farzanegan Schools for secondary and college education.

 

She graduated from Başkent University’s Faculty of Dentistry in 2019. Additionally, she pursued a PhD in Restorative Dentistry at Gazi University’s Faculty of Dentistry, graduating as a Doctor of Restorative Dentistry in 2024.

 

Dr. Bayar specializes in aesthetic dentistry, including smile design with composite bonding and laminates. She is also skilled in complex dental fillings, repairing broken teeth, fiber bridges, and professional dental whitening and cleaning. Her PhD thesis, titled "Evaluation of the Effect of Whitening Toothpastes Applied with a Brushing Simulator on the Surface Roughness of Anterior Composite Resin Restorations," has been published in both local and international academic journals.

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