Dr. Furkan Özay

Oral Implantology · Dentist

He completed his dental degree at Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry; his graduation thesis focused on radiotherapy of the head and neck region, with research on implant treatment in irradiated patients.

He then began his PhD at the Department of Oral Implantology of Istanbul University — a department found at only one university in Türkiye and four worldwide — working on dental implants and implant-supported prostheses. His research on the retrospective evaluation of dental implants placed after sinus lifting was published in international journals, and he received his PhD in 2026 with a thesis on the evaluation of implant surface decontamination procedures.

In 2023 he presented 'Immediate Implants in the Anterior Region' at the annual general meeting of the ITI Turkey Section and entered Straumann's international case competition with the same case. As a member of the Turkish Oral Implantology Association (TOİD), he served on the congress committee of the TOİD congresses held at Çırağan Palace in Istanbul in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

His clinical work concentrates on implant procedures, immediate implants and provisional teeth, flapless (suture-free) implants, guided implant surgery, sinus lifting and bone augmentation, smile design, All-on-4 / All-on-6, laminate and E-max applications. He has worked for many years with the Straumann Roxolid, Medentika and Anthogyr implant systems, and uses photogrammetry and digital scanners for implant-supported prostheses.

After many years of practice in clinics around Kadıköy and Bağdat Avenue, he now works at Leodent in Caddebostan, Istanbul, the clinic he founded. He also sees patients at a partner clinic in Kensington, London, and in Dubai under a Dubai Health Authority equivalency.