Dr. Dilek Durak, Periodontist - Istanbul, Turkey

2002: D.D.S (PhD)  Marmara UniversityFaculty of Dentistry, PeriodontologyDepartment, İstanbul, Turkey

    1995: Msc  MarmaraUniversityFaculty of Dentistry,İstanbul, Turkey

    1995: Bsc   MarmaraUniversityFaculty of Dentistry,İstanbul, Turkey

PhDThesis

Clinical and microbiological evaluation of local minocycline (Periocline^®) therapy in the treatment of adult periodontitis patients and comparison of  microbiological parameters with Periocheck^®chairside test kit and cultural method. (This research was supported by Sunstar, Japan)

Publications

Kuru, L., Noyan, Ü., Yılmaz, S., Kuru, B.,  Argun, D., Arda, O.: The effect of soft laser on initial treatment of patients with adult periodontitis. A clinical and histologic study. Journal of Marmara University Dental Faculty, 4(2): 107-114, 2000.

Yılmaz S, Kuru B, Kuru L, Noyan Ü,  Argun D, Kadir T.:The effect of galium arsenide diode laser on human periodontal disease: A microbiological and clinical study. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, 30:60-66:2002.

Gürsoy H, Kuru B, Noyan Ü,  Argun D, Yılmaz S, Demiralp E: Aggressive Periodontitis: Case Reports. Turkish Periodontology Association33^rd.Scientific Congress, 2003, Antalya, Turkey. (Poster Presentation)

 Oral Presentations in International andNational Congress

Noyan, Ü., Kuru, L.,  Argun, D., Kadir, T., Kuru, B.,Yılmaz, S.:The effect of soft laser on patients with adult periodontitis. A clinical and microbiological study.Turkish Dental Society and World Dental Society Congress, 21-26 June, 1999, İstanbul.

Kuru, L., Yılmaz, S., Kuru, B., Noyan, Ü.,  Argun, D., Arda, O.: The effect of soft laser on initial treatment of patients with adult periodontitis. A clinical and histologic study. Turkish Periodontology Association 30^th. Scientific Congress, 27 August-2 September 2000, Antalya.

Argun D., Yılmaz S.: Clinical and microbiological evaluation of local minocycline (Periocline^®) therapy in the treatment of adult periodontitis patients and comparison of  microbiological parameters with Periocheck^®chairside test kit and cultural method. Turkish Periodontology Association33^rd.Scientific Congress, 2003, Antalya, Turkey.

Scientific Grant:

1. Periocline&Periocheck  test materials were granted from SUNSTAR, Japan,1998.
   Research: Microbiologicalandclinicalevaluation of mechanical periodontal treatment and/or local/systemic minocycline administration in adult periodontitis patients
2. This research was also supported by Marmara University Scientific Research Projects Unit.

Research Interests

• Diagnosis of dental/oral diseases
• Microbiology of periodontal  diseases
• İmplant dentistry
• Periodontal surgery (Resective, regenerative, augmentation procedures, soft tissue operations)