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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Atay

Prosthodontist · Lead Clinician · Dentfix Clinic, Şişli, Istanbul

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Atay, Prosthodontist · Lead Clinician at Dentfix Istanbul

Every treatment plan at Dentfix is built under one clinical lead. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Atay is the prosthodontist who holds that role — an Associate Professor whose own field is restoring teeth, and the clinician the rest of the team plans around.

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Qualifications

What a lead clinician does, and why one is needed

A multidisciplinary clinic has a problem a single-dentist practice does not: a full case passes through several specialists, and someone has to be responsible for the result as a whole rather than for one stage of it.

That is the lead clinician's role. The surgeon places implants; the prosthodontist designs and fits the teeth; the endodontist saves what can be saved. The plan that decides which of those your case needs, in what order, and what the finished mouth should look and function like, is a single clinical judgement.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Atay is a prosthodontist by specialty, which is the natural discipline for that role: prosthodontics is where a case ends up, so it is where the whole plan has to make sense.

Areas Dr. Ayşe works in

Clinical articles medically reviewed by Dr. Ayşe

Dentfix publishes patient-facing articles on dental treatment, and those covering restorative and cosmetic subjects are medically reviewed by Dr. Ayşe before publication. 96 articles.

Frequently asked questions

Who leads treatment planning at Dentfix?+
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Atay, the clinic's lead clinician. She is a prosthodontist with a PhD in Prosthodontics and the academic title of Associate Professor, awarded in 2021. Your plan is reviewed by the specialists who will actually carry out each stage before it is sent to you.
What are her qualifications?+
She graduated from Ege University Faculty of Dentistry in 2004, completed her PhD in Prosthodontics in 2010 and was awarded the associate professorship in 2021. She is certified by the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and has published in international peer-reviewed journals.
Will Dr. Ayşe personally carry out my treatment?+
She leads the plan, and carries out prosthetic and cosmetic work herself. Surgical stages — implant placement, All-on-4, All-on-6, zygomatic implants — are performed by our oral and maxillofacial surgeon. Which specialists your own case involves is set out in your written plan before you travel.
What is a prosthodontist, and why does the lead clinician have that specialty?+
Prosthodontics is the specialty of restoring and replacing teeth — crowns, veneers, bridges and implant-supported restorations. It is where a complex case finishes, so it is the discipline from which the whole plan has to hold together.
Does she have her own practice as well?+
Yes. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Atay also practises under her own name, and her personal site is at drayseatay.com. At Dentfix she is the lead clinician for the international patient team.

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