Biography
Dr. Aycan Yalçın Cengiz was born in İzmir in 1987 and attended İzmir Bornova Anatolian High School from 2001 to 2005. Undergraduate and master’s studies followed at Ege University Faculty of Dentistry from 2005 to 2011, along with training as a trainee student at Radboud University in the Netherlands in 2011.
From 2013 to 2018, Dr. Cengiz completed doctoral training in the Department of Orthodontics at Ege University Faculty of Dentistry, with a thesis titled “Evaluation of Facial Asymmetry in Patients with Scoliosis”.
Dr. Cengiz is a co-author of the chapter “Dysphagia and the Dentist’s Approach” in the academic book “Dysphagia: A Multidisciplinary Approach from Diagnosis to Treatment”.
Dr. Cengiz has worked at Üçkuyular Dental Polyclinic since 2013, is a member of the Turkish Orthodontic Society, the Turkish Aligner Society and the American Association of Orthodontists, and is an active Invisalign clear aligner provider.
Dr. Cengiz has attended many congresses and symposia in Turkey and abroad, and has given numerous scientific presentations and published papers at various congresses.
Dr. Cengiz regularly attends training and seminars to keep up with developments in the profession.