Focus Dental Clinic is a specialist implant and smile design centre located in Bodrum, Turkey, serving both local patients and international dental tourists from the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Founded in 2022 by Dr Yasin Salman and Dr Soykan Köklü, two Istanbul clinicians with a combined track record spanning three decades, the clinic combines advanced digital dentistry infrastructure with a team of experienced English-speaking specialists. Focus Dental has received the WhatClinic Patient Service Award for both 2022 and 2023, reflecting consistent patient satisfaction across international review platforms.
Why Choose Focus Dental Clinic
Focus Dental occupies a distinct position among Bodrum's growing dental tourism offering through a combination of clinical depth, infrastructure, and transparency:
- Certified in-house digital laboratory: every crown, veneer, and bridge is designed and fabricated on-site using CAD/CAM precision and German Ivoclar materials, under strict quality control. This eliminates dependency on external labs, accelerates treatment timelines, and allows refinements to be made without additional waiting.
- Top-tier implant brands only: the clinic works exclusively with ITI Straumann (Swiss), Medentika (German, Straumann Group), and Osstem (Korean), three of the world's ten most widely used implant systems, chosen for their biocompatibility, engineering precision, and long-term clinical data.
- Full-time maxillofacial surgeon on staff: unlike many clinics that schedule oral surgeons on a sessional basis, Focus Dental's maxillofacial surgeon works full time at the clinic, enabling complex surgical cases to be handled without waiting for specialist availability.
- WhatClinic Patient Service Awards 2022 and 2023: independent recognition for patient experience and clinical outcomes across verified review platforms.
- Remote assessment process: patients can send oral photographs and X-rays via WhatsApp or email before travelling, and receive a detailed personalised treatment plan before committing to a trip.
- Clinical ethics: documented patient reviews highlight the team's willingness to decline unsuitable cases and refer patients elsewhere rather than proceed with treatment that would not deliver durable results.
Treatments and Specialties
Focus Dental's full treatment menu covers the spectrum from routine care to complex full-arch reconstruction:
- Dental implants: single, multiple, and full-arch implant solutions using Straumann, Medentika, and Osstem systems. All-on-4 and All-on-6 protocols are available for complete arch restoration.
- Smile Design and Hollywood Smile: digital smile design using photography, facial analysis, and CAD/CAM to preview and plan full cosmetic transformations before treatment begins.
- Zirconium and e.max veneers and crowns: porcelain laminate veneers and full-coverage zirconia restorations fabricated in-house.
- Composite bonding: a conservative cosmetic option for minor shape and colour corrections.
- Teeth whitening: both in-office and at-home bleaching systems.
- Root canal treatment and endodontics: provided with a stated preference for tooth preservation over extraction wherever clinically appropriate.
- Oral surgery and wisdom tooth extraction: handled by the in-house maxillofacial surgeon.
- Dermal fillers and dental Botox: offered by certified team members for bruxism management, gummy smile correction, and facial aesthetics.
- Orthodontics: teeth straightening options available within the broader treatment offering.
Team and Credentials
Dr Yasin Salman graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Dentistry in 1998 and co-founded Citydent Dental Polyclinic in Istanbul in 2006, growing it from a two-dentist practice to a 17-dentist clinic over 15 years, with a specialty focus on implant-supported restorations, aesthetic dentistry, and digital dentistry. Dr Soykan Köklü (Prosthesis Specialist) graduated from Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry in 2005 and completed a doctorate in Prosthodontics at Baskent University in 2009, specializing in implant-supported prostheses and CAD/CAM all-ceramic restorations. Dr Volkan Çelen graduated from Ege University in 2008, holds an ICOI Meffert Implant Institute certification, and has extensive experience in both health tourism and dental Botox applications. Dr Emin Özdemir (Istanbul University, 1987) specializes in oral surgery, prosthodontics, and aesthetic dentistry. Dr Mustafa Soner Bilgiç (Istanbul University, 1985) covers oral surgery, prosthetics, aesthetic dentistry, and endodontics. Dr ลeyda Gürgen (Ankara University, 2020) is fluent in English and brings four years of aesthetic dentistry experience across health tourism-focused clinics in Ankara and Bodrum. All dentists communicate fluently in English.
Facilities and Technology
The Bodrum clinic is purpose-built for digital and implant dentistry, featuring in-house CAD/CAM milling, 3D printing, CBCT/3D cone beam imaging, digital smile design software, and a certified laboratory using German Ivoclar materials. The clinic space has been designed to avoid the clinical atmosphere typical of dental practices, with a focus on patient comfort throughout treatment. Easy parking is available directly at the clinic.
International Patient Services
Focus Dental is structured as a dental tourism destination. The international patient pathway begins remotely: patients send photographs and X-rays via WhatsApp (+90 542 145 35 90) or email, receive a personalised treatment plan and quote before travel, and then schedule appointments timed to their stay in Bodrum. The clinic provides airport transfer arrangements, hotel partnership referrals, and a dedicated English-speaking coordination team. Bodrum's international airport (Milas-Bodrum) and the town's established tourism infrastructure, including direct flights from the UK, Germany, Scandinavia, and the Middle East, make the clinic accessible to a wide international patient base. The combination of treatment and holiday in one of Turkey's most desirable Aegean destinations is a core part of the clinic's patient proposition.
Location and Access
Focus Dental Clinic is located in Bodrum, Mugla Province, Turkey, in a central and easily accessible location with on-site parking.
