Dr Berfin Karatas , DDS PhD
Clinical Research Fellow
Email: b.karatas@qmul.ac.ukTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7882 8157Room Number: Oral Bioengineering, Institute of Dentistry
Profile
Dr.Berfin Karatas received her Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from University of Istanbul(2009). From 2009-2014, she worked as a Research Fellow and Resident at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Marmara. She currently holds a PhD in the same field from the same university. Her Phd subject focused on micro analysis of autogenous bone grafts in severely resorbed ridges by using iliac bone grafts. After working four years both private general dentist and specialist oral surgeon, she sought to further her knowledge in restorative aspects of implant dentistry through an internship at The Ohio State University where she worked as a research fellow at the Mineralized Bone Tissue Lab where she was supported by American Academy of Implant Dentistry.
In 2018, she won the prestigious scholarship from the International Team of Implantology, at QMUL, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, The Royal London Hospital under supervision of Professor Shakeel Shahdad.
Dr.Karatas is a member of American Academy of Dental Research(AADR), Academy of Osseointegration(AO) and International Team of Implantology (ITI).
Fields of Interest
Dr.Karatas has a special interest in bone healing ,micro computed imaging of the bone and digital dentistry .S he is actively involved in research related to implant dentistry.