Election Candidates

Mutlu Özcan
IADR Vice President Candidate

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c., Ph.D
University of Zurich, Center for Dental Medicine, Switzerland
 

Education:

  • 1993, Licenciate in Dentistry (DDS, Marmara University, School of Dental Medicine, İstanbul, Turkey)
  • 1999, Dr.med.dent. (Medical and Dental School, University of Cologne, Germany)
  • 2001-2002, Invited visiting researcher (University of Turku, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry and Biomaterials Research, Finland; Nordic Institute of Dental Materials, Oslo, Norway)
  • 2003, Doctorate in Medical Sciences (Ph.D) (Royal University of Groningen, Department of Dentistry and Dental Hygiene, The Netherlands)

IADR Activities:

  • Group Program Chair, Dental Materials Group (DMG) AADR/IADR (2011, 2012, 2013); 
  • Vice President, Dental Materials Group (2012-2013); 
  • Member of the Prosthodontics Research Group (2013-present); 
  • Scientific Program Chair, Dental Materials Group (AADR/CADR/IADR) (2013-2014); 
  • President-elect, Dental Materials Group (2013-2014); 
  • Member of the Clinical and Translational Science Network (2014-present); 
  • Lunch and Learning Organizer (2014); 
  • Meeting Proposal Coordinator (2014); 
  • DMG Coordinator for English Language Assistance Program (ELAP) (2014); 
  • President, Dental Materials Group (2014-2015); 
  • Immediate Past-president, Dental Materials Group (2015 March); 
  • Senior Past-president, Dental Materials Group (2016 June); 
  • Member of Regional Development Committee (2016-2020); 
  • Chair, Nominating Committee, Dental Materials Group (2016 June); 
  • Chair, Members-at-large Committee, Dental Materials Group (2017); 
  • Chair, Award Committee, Dental Materials Group (2017-2020); 
  • IADR Distinguished Scientist Wilmer Souder Award Recipient (2018); 
  • Committee Member, Distinguished Scientist Wilmer Souder Award (2019-2023); 
  • Centennial Travel Award for New Investigators, Jury member (2019-2020); 
  • Vice President, Clinical and Translational Science Network (2019-2021); 
  • Group Program Chair, Clinical and Translational Science Network (2021-2022); 
  • President-elect Clinical and Translational Science Network (2021-2022); 
  • Group Program Chair, International Association for Dental Research Global Oral Health Inequalities Research Network (2022-2023);
  • President, Clinical and Translational Science Network (CTSN) (2022-2023); 
  • Chair, IADR Distinguished Scientist Award Committee (2023). 
  • Keynote lectures (12), Lunch and learning (2), Oral (87), Poster presentations (207) (1997-2023).

Other Professional Activities:

  • Honorary Secretary, European Prosthodontic Association (EPA) (2013-2019; 2019-2026); 
  • Expert Member of Dental Material Task Team (DMTT), Fédération Dentaire Internationale (FDI) Council and Standing Committees (2016-present); 
  • Fellow of the Academy of Dental Materials (ADM) (2010-present); 
  • Fellow of the International College of Dentists (2015-present); 
  • Fellowship in Dental Surgery, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow- FDSRCPS(Glasg), United Kingdom (2015-present); 
  • Treasurer, International Academy for Adhesive Dentistry (IAAD) (2017-2019); 
  • Doctorem Honoris causa (2018, Romania); 
  • President-elect (2019), President, International Academy for Adhesive Dentistry (IAAD) (2021-2023); 
  • European Union Commission grant panel member (2022-present); 
  • Honorary Professorship positions at various universities (7) some of which are São Paolo State University (Brazil), University of Florida (USA) and University of Hong Kong (China).
  • Since 2023, Chairman, Clinic of Masticatory Disorders and Dental Biomaterials; Chief Financial Officer a.i. and Director (University of Zurich, Center for Dental Medicine, Zurich, Switzerland).

Research, Publications and Presentations:

I have been working as a clinician, educator and researcher in academia for the past 30 years. During these years, I contributed significantly to curriculum development where I had leadership roles in developing under- or post-graduate teaching programs in close collaboration with medical, engineering, basic science and clinical disciplines. I have supervised many Master of Science (>90), Doctorate of Dental Medicine (>50) and Ph.D students (25) inter- and transdisciplinary. 

After my specialization in prosthodontics, my clinical and research career focused on translational and clinical research with a particular emphasis on development and application of dental biomaterials and addressing clinically relevant questions. This resulted in a wealth of translational and clinical research output (>800 peer-reviewed publications; h-index: 71; google-index: 98; i-10-index: 532; >37.000 citations, 4 patents) (OrcID: 0000-0002-9623-6098), outstanding international research network and increasing competitive and non-competitive funded grants. I am editor-in-chief of journal “Frontiers in Dental Medicine: Reconstructive Dentistry” and I also serve for the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals.    

Personal Statement:

For almost 27 years, I am a member of the IADR and have served for the IADR in various capacities. IADR has always been a kind of academic nest, a second affiliation to me throughout my career where I thoroughly enjoy diversity, equity and continuously learn from different disciplines at the annual meetings. Having had affiliations in Asia, Central Europe, Scandinavia, South America, USA and through numerous collaborations with different continents globally, as a clinician and scientist, I had the chance to observe the diverse local but also common global needs of the profession. This allowed me to cover a large plethora of topics across dental, medical and basic science disciplines in my scientific activities. 
Owing to my cross-university network globally and covering different disciplines of dentistry in my research, during my tenure, I will dedicate my efforts in more intensive and efficient collaborations, set research strategies, contribute to healthcare policies, expand research and clinical activities with faster societal impact. I will also focus on supporting emerging domains in order to develop new diagnostic methods, progress novel therapy options, regenerate tissues and improve teaching tools. This requires coordinating different research fields simultaneously. In that context, it is important to me to share our resources globally in a more structured and sustainable way. Being the most scientific and professional organisation in dental and craniofacial research, IADR has a pivotal role in shaping the future of the profession. Together with you all, it will be a great pleasure and honour to contribute to the transformation of the profession with the ultimate goal of maintaining oral and general health, and function throughout life.
 

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