Assoc. Prof. Dr. İpek ARSLAN
Pedodontist (Çocuk Diş Hekimi)
Languages: Turkish, English
Specialties: Dental Anxiety, General Anesthesia, Sedation in Dental Treatments, Cosmetic Dentistry, Tooth Fractures and Oral Injuries, Preventive Orthodontic Treatments
Experiences: (2013-2023) RTE University (Faculty Member), 2021 Play Therapy Training, 2022 Associate Professor Title.
BIOGRAPHY
Doç. Dr. İpek Arslan, born in 1984, graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry in 2008 and completed her specialization in Pediatric Dentistry at Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ) in 2013.
She worked as a faculty member at Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University from 2013 to 2023 and earned the title of associate professor in 2022.
Her areas of expertise include the management of dental anxiety in pediatric patients, dental treatments under general anesthesia and sedation, aesthetic dentistry, dental fractures, oral injuries, and preventive orthodontic treatments. In 2021, she completed Play Therapy Training to develop better approaches to meet the psychological and emotional needs of children.
Dr. İpek Arslan has published numerous scientific papers in international journals, particularly in the areas of dental anxiety management, the impact of personal protective equipment in pediatric dentistry, the effects of antibacterial agents on dental health, and dental biomaterials. Her work has been published in prestigious journals such as the International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, Clinical Oral Investigations, and the Journal of Endodontics.
OTHER INFORMATION
- Child and parent preferences for the appearance of dentists with respect to personal protective equipment in paediatric dentistry.
Arslan I, Aydinoglu S.
Int J Paediatr Dent. 2022 Sep;32(5):702-713. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12949. Epub 2022 Mar 30.
- Comparative evaluation of various herbal extracts on biofilms of Streptococcus mutans and Scardovia wiggsiae: An in vitro study.
Demirez Bircan Z, Aydinoglu S, Arslan I, Alpay Karaoglu S, Yurteri E, Bozdeveci A.
Int J Paediatr Dent. 2022 Jul;32(4):514-526. doi: 10.1111/ipd.12929. Epub 2021 Dec 1.
- Turkish version of the faces version of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf): translation, reliability, and validity.
Arslan I, Aydinoglu S.
Clin Oral Investig. 2022 Feb;26(2):2031-2042. doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04184-0. Epub 2021 Sep 28.
- The effects of cavity disinfection on the nanoleakage of compomer restorations: an in vitro study.
Arslan I, Baygin O, Tuzuner T, Erdemir F, Canakci A, Korkmaz FM.
Eur Oral Res. 2020 Jan 1;54(1):16-24. doi: 10.26650/eor.20200053.
- Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for Arteriovenous Malformations: Clinical Series of 199 Patients.
Arslan I, Tezcanli E, Yilmaz M, Cizmeli O, Sengoz M, Peker S.
Turk Neurosurg. 2017;27(2):301-308. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.15330-15.0.
- Antibacterial effects of fluoride varnish compared with chlorhexidine plus fluoride in disabled children.
Baygin O, Tuzuner T, Kusgoz A, Senel AC, Tanriver M, Arslan I.