Ferah Kuybulu, DDS

Ferah Kuybulu, DDS is a dentist at Acibadem Atakent Hospital in İstanbul, where she works in the Dental & Oral Health unit. Her professional interests are prosthetic dental treatment and aesthetic dentistry, and she provides dental care with attention to both functional and aesthetic treatment goals.

Dr. Kuybulu completed her secondary education at Beşiktaş Kız High School in 1991 and graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 1998. In 2004 she completed her education in Prosthetic Dental Treatment at Marmara University Health Sciences Institute. Her professional experience includes work at Dentistanbul Dental Hospital from 2004 to 2008 and in Serbest Muayenehane (private practice) from 2009 to 2014. Since 2015 she has worked at Acıbadem Healthcare Services. She is a member of the Turkish Dental Association and the Academy of Esthetic Dentistry Association. Dr. Kuybulu has co-authored publications on the in vivo disintegration of luting agents, the erosion of luting cements exposed to acidic buffer solutions, the use of adhesively inserted full ceramic restorations in the conservative treatment of amelogenesis imperfecta, and a team-approach case report on quality of life.

Clinical focus

Dr. Kuybulu’s clinical work centers on prosthetic dental treatment, the field in which she completed her postgraduate education. Prosthetic dental treatment concerns the restoration and replacement of damaged or missing teeth, with the aim of supporting chewing function and the overall stability of the bite. In this area, the choice of restoration depends on the condition of the remaining teeth and surrounding tissues, and options are discussed with the patient after a clinical examination and a review of any existing dental imaging.

Her second area of expertise is aesthetic dentistry, which addresses the appearance of the teeth alongside their function. Dr. Kuybulu approaches aesthetic and prosthetic questions together, so that the appearance of a restoration is considered as part of a functional treatment plan rather than separately from it. Her published research on luting agents and full ceramic restorations reflects an interest in the materials used in restorative and prosthetic dentistry.

How Dr. Kuybulu works with international patients

Dr. Kuybulu consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. Before a visit, the hospital’s international patient team coordinates the collection of prior reports and imaging, such as dental X-ray or CT reports, previous treatment records and laboratory results, and arranges appointments and the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and concerns, a review of existing imaging and previous dental treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the prosthetic and aesthetic options that may be appropriate. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before travelling; the scope of what can be assessed remotely is limited, and an in-person examination is generally needed before a treatment plan is finalized.