Ilay Maden, BDS, PhD, ORE, MSc

Dr. Ilay Maden studied dentistry (1998-2003) and completed his PhD in periodontology (2003-2009) at the University of Istanbul, Turkey. He also received a MSc degree in Lasers in Dentistry from Aachen University, Germany in 2007 before moving to the UK and passing his statutory exams (2016).

Dr. Maden is a lecturer for the Lasers in Dentistry MSc programs at the Aachen Dental Laser Centre at Aachen University, Germany and the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore International, Rome, Italy, in addition to being a Faculty Expert at the Masters’ Program at the Laser and Health Academy. After practicing mainly periodontology and implantology for 15 years as an associate at several private practices in Istanbul and the UK, he has now set up his own laser & digital dentistry practice on Harley Street in London. He is also the country representative of the International Society of Laser Dentistry for the UK, as well as a member of the editorial board for Lasers in Medical Science, Laser magazine and the Journal of the Laser and Health Academy.

Dr. Maden has led many theoretical and hands-on courses teaching laser dentistry around the world and has been a speaker at numerous international congresses on lasers in the last decade. He is a member of the International Society of Laser Dentistry, the British Medical Laser Association, the European Federation of Periodontology, the European Academy of Osseointegration, the Turkish Dental Association, the European Federation of Periodontology, the Turkish Periodontology Association and more. In 2023, he was awarded the title of official Fotona Ambassador.