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TUMS Visiting Professors | Mutlu Ozcan

Mutlu Ozcan

mutluozcan@hotmail.com

University of Zurich, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, Division of Dental Biomaterials,

Clinic for Reconstructive Dentistry, Plattenstrasse 11, CH-8032, Zurich, Switzerland

+41-78-9486939
     

     

Professional biography:
 

Prof. Mutlu ÖZCAN graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 1993 with degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery (D.D.S.). She received her first doctoral degree (Dr. med. dent.; Doctorate Medicinae Dentariae) in 1999 from School of Medicine and Dentistry, in the field of prosthodontics, University of Cologne, Germany and her PhD in 2003 from Department of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene, University of Groningen, The Netherlands in the field of Dental Biomaterials.

In the years of 2001-2002 she was worked as Invited Visiting Researcher at University of Turku, Finland. In 2007 she was appointed as Professor and Research Associate at the Clinical Dental Biomaterials in University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands and in 2009 as Professor and Head of Dental Materials Unit in University of Zurich, School of Dentistry, Switzerland. Dr. Özcan is currently holding faculty positions in both University of Groningen and University of Zurich. She started to work at the Istanbul Medipol University in 2013. She is the head consultant of dental research laboratory of REMER.

She has authored more than 250 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, has given over 400 presentations at international scientific meetings, is a frequent lecturer at scientific meetings, receiver of several international awards and has held numerous continuing education courses in Europe. She serves also for the editorial boards of several scientific journals.

On September, 2019 Professor ÖZCAN was presented with the TUMS Distinguished Visiting Professor Title for the duration of 2019-2022 by Head of Restorative Dentistry Department, TUMS School of Dentistry.
 

Clinical Specialisations:
 

Her clinical expertise is on reconstructive dentistry with a particular emphasis on adhesive applications.
 

Research Interests:
 

  • Dental Biomaterials

  • Translational Research

  • Fixed Prosthodontics

  • Adhesive Dentistry

  • Minimal Invasive Dentistry
 

Selected publications:
 

  • Özcan M, Vallittu PK. Effect of surface conditioning methods on the bond strength of luting cement to ceramics. Dent Mater. 2003;19:725-731.

  • Özcan M, Niedermeier W. Clinical study on the reasons for and location of failures of metal-ceramic restorations and survival of repairs. Int J Prosthodont. 2002;15:299-302.

  • Dundar M, Özcan M, Comlekoglu ME, Sen BH. Nanoleakage inhibition within hybrid layer using new protective chemicals and their effect on adhesion. J Dent Res. 2011;90:93-98.

  • Heintze SD, Faouzi M, Rousson V, Özcan M. Correlation of wear in vivo and six laboratory wear methods. Dent Mater. 2012;28:961-973.

  • Gresnigt MM, Kalk W, Özcan M. Randomized clinical trial of indirect resin composite and ceramic veneers: up to 3-year follow-up. J Adhes Dent. 2013;15:181-190.

  • Özcan M, Melo RM, Souza RO, Machado JP, Felipe Valandro L, Botttino MA. Effect of air-particle abrasion protocols on the biaxial flexural strength, surface characteristics and phase transformation of zirconia after cyclic loading. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2013;20:19-28.