Turkey

Dr. Ufuk Tatli completed his dental education at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Türkiye, and went on to complete his combined Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS) residency and PhD educations at Cukurova University in Adana, Türkiye. He then completed a Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Fellowship education at Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany in 2013. Dr. Tatli stayed as a visiting professor in the departments of OMFS at Charles University Medical School in Prague, Czech Republic in 2016 and at Boston University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, USA in 2018. Dr. Tatli was promoted to Associate Professor in 2015 and full professor in 2020 at Cukurova University School of Dentistry. After 18 years of professional experience at Cukurova University, Dr. Tatli moved to the United States and continued his academic career as a full-time faculty between 2023-2025 in the department of OMFS at Marquette University in Milwaukee, USA. In 2024, Dr. Tatli was named Fellow for International College of Dentists (FICD) USA section. In 2024, Dr. Tatli was selected to serve as Guest Editor for a special issue titled “Research on Advanced Dental Biomaterials for Regeneration and Reconstruction in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery” for prestigious “Materials” journal (SCIE, Q1, Impact factor: 3.1). In 2025, Dr. Tatli returned to his home country Türkiye and he has been serving as Professor and Chair at the OMFS department in Cukurova University in Adana, Türkiye, ever since. His clinical practice and research expertise focuses on surgical treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders, orthognathic surgery, advanced implant surgery, and bone regeneration.