Best diagnosticians in İzmir: TOP 15 doctors

Prosthetic dental treatment specialist Meral Nizam completed her primary, middle, and high school education in Kahramanmaraş. In 1998, she started her education at the Faculty of Dentistry at Ege University and successfully graduated in 2003. In the same year, she graduated and started her doctorate education at the Department of Prosthetic Dental Treatment at the Faculty of Dentistry at Ege University. She completed her education in 2009 with her doctoral thesis titled "Evaluation of the Treatment Effectiveness of Stable Type Occlusal Splints in Classic Temporomandibular Disorders."

Between 2010-2013, she worked as a Prosthetic Dental Treatment (Prosthesis) Specialist at a Dental Health Center affiliated with the Ministry of Health. In 2024, she started working as a prosthesis specialist at Nifa Dent Oral and Dental Health Clinic.

During and after her education, she attended numerous courses, seminars, and congresses. She is interested in all kinds of fixed prostheses, Temporomandibular Joint Disorders, Aesthetic Smile Design, and Implant-Supported Prosthetic Restorations.

She is fluent in English and has an intermediate level of German.

Prosthetic dental treatment specialist Maryam FAZELI completed her primary, middle, and high school education in Iran. In 2011, she began her dental education as a student at the Faculty of Dentistry at Ege University and successfully graduated in 2016.

In 2018, she completed her specialization education at the Department of Prosthetic Dental Treatment at Izmir Katip Çelebi University with her thesis titled "Radiographic Evaluation of Bone Loss in Implant-Supported Prostheses with Different Crown/Implant Ratios Placed in the Maxillary Posterior Region."

During and after her education, she attended numerous courses, seminars, and congresses. She started working as a prosthesis specialist at Izmirdent Oral and Dental Health Clinic in Izmir, where she focused on "Aesthetic Smile Design" and "Hollywood Smile" applications.

In 2024, she began working as a Prosthesis Specialist at Nifa Dent Oral and Dental Health Clinic. She is fluent in English, Persian, and Azerbaijani.

Prof. Dr. Kandemir was the head of the Periodontology Department at Ege University until 2019. He has made significant contributions to dental science, particularly in periodontal disease and implantology over his dynamic career.

Dr. Kandemir holds a Doctorate in Clinical Sciences from Ege University, where he has been a full professor since 1994. He has published 14 research papers and presented at various international conferences, including the İzmir Dişhekimleri Odası and ACBID International Conference.

He has supervised numerous doctoral theses and led impactful research projects, enhancing periodontal treatment methods. Dr. Kandemir is proficient in English and continues to advance dental education and care standards at Nifa Dent Oral and Dental Health Clinic.

Periodontology specialist Rouzbeh Fazeli completed his primary, middle, and high school education in Iran. In 2010, he began his dental education as a student at the Faculty of Dentistry at Ege University and successfully graduated in 2015.

In 2016, he began specializing in the Department of Periodontology at Ege University and received his specialist title in 2019.

During and after his education, he attended numerous courses, seminars, and congresses. He started working as a periodontology specialist at Izmirdent Oral and Dental Health Clinic in Izmir, where he focused on minimally invasive implantology.

In 2024, he began working as a Periodontology Specialist at Nifa Dent Oral and Dental Health Clinic. He is fluent in English, Persian, and Azerbaijani.

After graduated from Ege University, Faculty of Dentistry in 2003 he started his PhD education in the Department of Periodontology, Institute of Health in the same university. Having completed the PhD education in 2009 he started to work as a research assistant in Ege University Faculty of Dentistry Department of Periodontology.

He became Assoc.Prof in 2015 and continued both clinical and academic research. In 2022 he became full professor and have published more than 30 studies in well-known scientific journals. He developed a connective tissue graft harvesting tool (Nizam Punch), which is being produced in Germany and two implant systems which are being used in many countries. He still keeps his academic position in Ege University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology.  

The patient has a Certificate of Honor from Ege University Faculty of Dentistry, obtained in 2020 and a Certificate of Attendance in Basic Implantology from Megagen, obtained in 2021.

Orthodontic treatment specialist Ege Türkün completed his primary and middle school education at Tevfik Fikret Private School and his high school education at Tevfik Fikret Private Science High School. In 2016, he began his dentistry education at the Faculty of Dentistry at Başkent University and successfully graduated in 2021. In 2022, he started his doctoral education at the Department of Orthodontics in the Faculty of Dentistry at Ege University.

In 2024, he started working as an orthodontics specialist at Nifa Dent Oral and Dental Health Clinic.

During and after his education, he attended numerous courses, seminars, and congresses.

He is interested in all kinds of fixed orthodontic treatments, treatments with clear aligners, functional appliances, smile aesthetics, and adult orthodontic treatments.

He is fluent in English and French.

Dr. Tugba Turk is a Professor in the Department of Endodontology at the Faculty of Dentistry, Ege University in Izmir, and holds a parallel position at Istanbul Kent University, Department of Endodontology in Istanbul, Turkey. As a full-time faculty member, she is involved in teaching undergraduate and graduate students and supervising PhD students. Additionally, she lectures at postgraduate programs at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.

Since 2024, she has been an active member of the Clinical Practice Committee of the European Endodontic Society. Dr. Turk has published several articles, received awards for her scientific studies, and presented at national and international conferences. Dr. Turk has been a featured presenter at numerous international conferences, including ESE, SIE, IES, BES, APEC, BDS, EDSI, MIDS and AEDE Congresses. 

Her primary research interests include regenerative endodontics, dental stem cells, tissue engineering, vital pulp therapies, and biomimetic dental treatments. Dr. Turk has extensive experience in performing clinical regenerative endodontic therapies with a large number of patients.