Dt. Zerrin (Işık) Tüfekçi - Founder

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Founder

She completed her primary, secondary, and high school education in Ankara. She graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Dentistry in 1992 and has been practicing as a private dentist ever since. Recognizing the importance and impact of teamwork, she founded Evrensel Oral and Dental Health Clinic in 1995. In 2011, she completed the Laser Mastership Program at RWTH Aachen University in Germany. In 2015, she completed a degree in Health Institutions Management at Anadolu University and earned a Master’s degree in Oral Implantology from Guglielmo Marconi University in Pisa, Italy. She also received training in Aesthetic Dentistry from the International Medical College.

She completed a doctoral program in General Business Administration at Başkent University in 2024 with a dissertation in the field of marketing. She writes monthly articles on health and personal development for various magazines. Additionally, she is a co-author of the books Yeni İnsan and Dental Pazarlama (Dental Marketing).

She participated in the FDI World Dental Congresses held in Argentina in 2018, Australia in 2023, and Istanbul in 2024, both as an attendee and an oral presenter. She is a member of the Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry, the Turkish Society of Oral Implantology, the Osseointegration Association, and the DEKİD Association.

She has delivered oral presentations at various conferences and events such as the 4th World Conference on Women in Beijing and the Plastic Surgery Congress.

She was a speaker at TEDx Talks on February 18, 2017, with the talk titled “Fark Yaratmak mı? Farkın kendisi Olmak mı?” (To Make a Difference? Or To Be the Difference?) at TEDxYouth@ATA.

She received third prize in the Turkish Dental Association’s 100th Anniversary Story Competition.

She holds numerous certificates from international congresses and specialized training programs, including the International Oral Implantologist Fellowship Congress, Master Courses in Implant Surgery, and Anatomical Dissection and Grafting Procedures on Human Specimens.

She provides trainings on storytelling, health tourism, and marketing to share her knowledge with others.

She is married and the mother of two children.