Dr. Ali İlker Baştan is a leading figure in the field of laser dentistry. As a specialist in implant dentistry and oral surgery, he provides services at Dera Dental Clinic on Bağdat Avenue in Istanbul.Dr. Ali İlker Baştan is a leading figure in the field of laser dentistry. As a specialist in implant dentistry and oral surgery, he provides services at Dera Dental Clinic on Bağdat Avenue in Istanbul.

Dr. Baştan completed his dental education at Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry and became the first dentist to earn a master's degree in Oral Implantology from Yeditepe University. He successfully completed this program with a thesis titled “Postoperative CT Evaluation of Implant Treatments Supported by Preoperative Panoramic Radiographs.” Since then, he has been extensively working in the field of dental implant surgery and implant-supported prosthetics.Dr. Baştan completed his dental education at Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry and became the first dentist to earn a master's degree in Oral Implantology from Yeditepe University. He successfully completed this program with a thesis titled “Postoperative CT Evaluation of Implant Treatments Supported by Preoperative Panoramic Radiographs.” Since then, he has been extensively working in the field of dental implant surgery and implant-supported prosthetics.

Subsequently, he completed a mastership program in Laser Dentistry, conducted in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University and Bezmialem University. This program covered the clinical indications and applications of laser wavelengths used in dentistry, along with their theoretical and biophysical foundations, including laser physics, safety, and usage.Subsequently, he completed a mastership program in Laser Dentistry, conducted in collaboration with RWTH Aachen University and Bezmialem University. This program covered the clinical indications and applications of laser wavelengths used in dentistry, along with their theoretical and biophysical foundations, including laser physics, safety, and usage.

Following this program, Dr. Baştan successfully earned a Ph.D. in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Ondokuz Mayıs University. His doctoral thesis focused on “Finite Element Analysis of Stress Distribution in Different Designs and Numbers of Dental Implants for Single Tooth Replacement Under Functional and Parafunctional Forces.”Following this program, Dr. Baştan successfully earned a Ph.D. in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Ondokuz Mayıs University. His doctoral thesis focused on “Finite Element Analysis of Stress Distribution in Different Designs and Numbers of Dental Implants for Single Tooth Replacement Under Functional and Parafunctional Forces.”