Dt. Özge Öztürk

Dt. Özge Öztürk is a dentist in the field of Oral & Dental Health whose professional focus is prosthetic dental treatment. She sees patients in the Dental & Oral Health unit at Acibadem Fulya Hospital in İstanbul, where her work centers on prosthodontics, implant dentistry and aesthetic dentistry. She has more than 32 years in medicine and approaches care with attention to the functional and restorative needs of each patient.

Dt. Öztürk studied at Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry from 1994 to 1999 and completed training in Prosthetic Dental Treatment at Ankara University Health Sciences Institute in 2006. Her professional experience includes a Private Dental Clinic (2003–2007) and Medicana Dental Hospital (2007–2009); she has worked at Acıbadem Healthcare Services since 2009. She is a member of the Turkish Prosthodontics and Implantology Association (TPİD ) and the Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry Association (EDAD). Her published work, which appears in journals including the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, the Journal of Oral Implantology and the International Journal of Prosthodontics, addresses topics such as microleakage of ceramic inlays luted with different resin cements, the color behavior of all-ceramic systems after repeated firings, zirconium copings and implant-supported zirconium fixed partial dentures, and functional impression techniques for implant-retained overdentures.

Clinical focus

Dt. Öztürk’s clinical practice is centered on prosthetic dental treatment and prosthodontics, the branch of dentistry concerned with restoring or replacing missing or damaged teeth. Her published clinical reports describe restorations such as implant-supported fixed partial dentures, telescopic overdentures and implant-retained overdentures, and she has studied the materials used in these restorations, including resin cements, dentin adhesives and all-ceramic and zirconium systems.

Within implant dentistry, her work has addressed implant-assisted restorations and impression techniques used in their fabrication. She also practices aesthetic dentistry, and her research interests include the color stability of restorative materials and the effect of ceramic thickness and firing on the color of all-ceramic restorations. The suitability of any prosthetic, implant or aesthetic treatment depends on the individual patient’s oral health and is determined after a clinical examination.

How Dt. Öztürk works with international patients

Dt. Öztürk consults in Turkish and English, and interpreters can be arranged for patients who speak other languages. The Acibadem international patient team coordinates the collection of prior dental reports and imaging, such as X-rays, previous treatment records, laboratory results and discharge summaries, arranges appointments and organizes the hospital visit. A first consultation typically covers the patient’s history and symptoms, a review of existing imaging and previous dental treatments, a clinical examination and a discussion of the possible options. Video consultation is available for international patients who wish to discuss their situation before traveling.