Prof. Dr.
Buğra Özen

He worked as clinician and researcher in several international and national university hospitals. He has extensive experience gained through the implementation of teaching and learning of clinical methods in dentistry in the scope of professional projects at national and international level.

He received his dental education at the Faculty of Dentistry of Ankara University and obtained his D.D.S. degree in 1998.

He received “Ph.D.” degree from Ankara University and got his “Dr. Med. Dent.” diploma in 2005.

At ACTA (Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam) he worked as clinician and researcher between the years 2013-2016 as an assistant/associate professor. ACTA is the combined Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Amsterdam and the VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

He honoured as Professor in 2021 at Istanbul Health and Technology University.

2021 Aug – Istanbul Health and Technology University, Professor
Director of Graduate Studies Institute & Faculty of Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry

2021 Mar – Jul – Dokuz Eylul University, Manager of the Medical Campus, Head Doctor of Dental Hospital Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Associate Professor, Head of the department

2020 Mar – Mar 2021 – Altınbas University, Vise Director of Graduate Studies Institute

2016 July – Mar 2021 – Altınbas University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Associate Professor, Head of the department

2015 Oct – Associate Professor- Interuniversity Council, Turkey

2013 May – 2016 July – ACTA, Assistant Professor (ACTA is the combined Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Amsterdam and the VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

2011 (Nov) – University of Pittsburgh, Faculty of Dentistry, Oral Biology, Center of Craniofacial and Dental Genetics, short term visitor researcher

2011 – 2013 – Turkish Paediatric Dentistry Association, Ankara Branch, Board Member

2009 – Turkish Ministry of Health, Commission Member of Paediatric Dentistry, Specialist in Dentistry

2008 – 2013 – Turkish Ministry of Health Tepebaşı Oral and Dental Health Hospital, Head of Paediatric Dentistry Clinics

2007 – 2008 – Gülhane Medical Academy, Department of Paediatric Dentistry

2007 – 2009 – President of Turkish Conscious Sedation Association (BILSEDER)

2006 – 2007 – Turkish Ministry of Health Osmanlı Oral and Dental Health Center

2005 – 2006 – Head of Paediatric Dentistry as an Assistant Prof., Faculty of Dentistry, Karadeniz Technical University

1998 – 2005 – Research Assistant
Ankara University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Paediatric Dentistry