Istanbul Aydın University
Prosthodontics
University Professor

Prosthodontist

Prof. Dr. Ali Murat Kokat is the coordinator of the PhD program for prosthetic dentistry at Istanbul Aydın University and continues to work at his private practice. After graduating from Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry in 1998, Dr. Kökat completed his PhD in prosthetic dentistry in 2004. He worked as lecturer at Yeditepe University and continued his career at Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University as an ITI Scholar for oral, dental and maxillofacial diseases and surgery during 2008 and 2009. He received the title of associate professor in 2012, and in 2018 he was appointed university professor in the Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Okan University.

He focuses on digital dentistry, porcelain laminate veneers and implantology and has published many articles in international peer-reviewed journals besides regularly giving courses and lectures on these topics. He has translated 8 books into Turkish and written chapters for 2 books on implant dentistry. Dr. Kökat has been an ITI Fellow since 2011 and worked as Communications Officer, Education Delegate and Chair in the ITI Section Turkey Leadership Team. He is a member of the ITI Board of Mentors and co-author of ITI Treatment Guide 16, The Digital Patient.