Meet our cosmetic picks: Dt. Şeyda Yılmaz and Dt. Hüseyin Bayram

Our implant surgeon, Dt. Hüseyin Yavuz Özbek, gets most of the attention in this guide. But many UK patients come to Antalya for veneers or crowns rather than implants, and for that work our top picks are two other dentists. This article introduces them, with the facts you can check and the honest limits of what a profile can tell you.

Dt. Şeyda Yılmaz: aesthetic dentistry

Dt. Yılmaz qualified at Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Dentistry and, after working in several clinics, joined Precious Dental, where she works mainly in aesthetic dentistry. Her profile gives more than six years of experience.

Her daily work, as her profile describes it, includes digital smile design, full-ceramic and zirconium restorations, implant-supported prostheses, front-tooth composite fillings, whitening, root canal treatment and extractions. That mix matters. A cosmetic dentist who also does restorative and implant prosthetic work understands what is under a veneer, not only what it looks like.

She lists four postgraduate courses, including front-tooth aesthetic composite restorations and All-on-Four surgery and prosthetics.

Dt. Hüseyin Bayram: cosmetic and restorative

Dt. Bayram focuses on cosmetic and restorative dentistry, with a special interest in veneers and minimally invasive smile design. His profile describes an approach that starts with photographs, digital design and an honest conversation about what is achievable.

The part we think matters most for UK patients is this: he takes particular care to preserve natural tooth structure, choosing veneers or bonding over more invasive options whenever they will give a lasting result. Many of the problems people bring home from cheap “Turkey teeth” come from the opposite approach, where healthy teeth are filed down for full crowns.

His areas of work include laminate and E-max veneers, composite bonding, smile makeovers, zirconium crowns, whitening and preventive care.

Why we pick them

• Both focus on aesthetic work every day, not as a side line.
• Both list Turkish and English, so they can explain your plan themselves.
• Both work in a clinic that publishes written guarantees treatment by treatment: laminate veneers 3 years; crowns, bridges and smile makeovers 5 years.
• Precious Dental prefers to keep a healthy tooth rather than cover it, and both dentists’ profiles reflect that.
• The clinic is rated “Excellent” on Trustpilot from 376 reviews.

What a profile cannot tell you

We are honest about limits in our own case too. Dt. Bayram’s profile does not give his dental school or graduation year, and neither of our cosmetic dentists publishes a registration number on their profile. That is why they score lower on our five profile checks than some dentists at other clinics. If you are choosing between them and someone else, ask them for those details, exactly as you would ask anyone. Read how we choose.

No profile shows you how well a dentist matches a shade, or whether they will tell you when veneers are a bad idea. You find that out by talking to them and looking at their own cases. Read judging a dentist’s own work.

How they work together

At Precious Dental, cosmetic cases go to Dt. Yılmaz or Dt. Bayram. When a cosmetic plan involves implants, for example a missing front tooth, Dt. Hüseyin Yavuz Özbek places the implant and the cosmetic dentist designs the tooth on top. Read how our dentists share a case.

Meeting them

If you are thinking about veneers or crowns, send us a few photos of your smile, front and side, in daylight. Ask for a video call with the dentist who would treat you. Ask them our veneer consultation questions, and ask about a trial smile.

What patients usually ask them

The questions we hear most often about cosmetic treatment are: how many veneers do I need, will they look natural, how much of my tooth will be removed, and how long will they last. Both of our cosmetic dentists will answer those for your own teeth, with your photos in front of them. They will also tell you when they think bonding, whitening or fewer veneers would give you the result you want.

Choosing between them

For most cosmetic cases, either dentist can lead your treatment. If your plan includes implant prosthetics or crowns on implants, Dt. Yılmaz’s experience with implant-supported restorations is relevant. If your priority is keeping as much natural tooth as possible with veneers or bonding, Dt. Bayram’s focus on minimally invasive work fits well. If you have a preference, for example to be treated by a female dentist, tell us when you get in touch.

What a week with them looks like

A typical veneer week starts with photos, a scan and a design conversation, often with a preview of the new smile. Preparation and temporary veneers follow, then a try-in where you see the veneers before they are fixed, fitting, and a final check. Read treatment timelines.

How to judge any cosmetic dentist

Use the same tests for our dentists as for anyone else. Ask about their training and experience, ask to see cases they treated themselves, ask how much tooth would be removed, and notice whether they listen to what you want. Read the veneer consultation and judging a dentist’s own work.

Their profiles side by side

All of this is from their profiles on dentprecious.com. The gaps are shown honestly, as they are for every dentist in our guide.

Questions to ask either of them

1. How many teeth would you treat, and why those?
2. Could bonding or whitening give me the result instead of veneers on some teeth?
3. How much tooth would you remove?
4. Will I see a preview before you prepare my teeth?
5. Which material do you recommend for me, and why?
6. Can you show me cases you treated yourself that are similar to mine?

UK context: whitening and veneers

The NHS explains that teeth whitening should only be done by a qualified and registered dentist, dental hygienist or dental therapist, and that it is not available on the NHS. That is a useful reminder for any cosmetic treatment abroad: choose a dentist, not a beautician or a salon, and ask what is clinically appropriate for your teeth. Whitening before veneers can also change the shade a dentist matches to.

Guarantees on cosmetic work

At Precious Dental, laminate veneers are guaranteed for 3 years and crowns, bridges and smile makeovers for 5 years, under the conditions published at dentprecious.com/guarantee. Ask about the conditions, especially check-ups and grinding. Read guarantees and records.

Profiles

See their pages in our directory: Dt. Şeyda Yılmaz and Dt. Hüseyin Bayram, and compare them with the other cosmetic dentists in Antalya.

Before you contact them

• Five daylight photos of your smile and teeth.
• A note of what you like and dislike.
• Your dental history: old crowns, root canals, grinding.
• Your travel dates.

Common questions

Where did Dt. Şeyda Yılmaz qualify?

At Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Dentistry. Her profile gives 6+ years of experience.

What does Dt. Hüseyin Bayram focus on?

Cosmetic and restorative dentistry: laminate and E-max veneers, composite bonding, smile makeovers and zirconium crowns, with a preference for keeping natural tooth structure.

Do they speak English?

Both list Turkish and English on their profiles.

What guarantee comes with veneers at Precious Dental?

Laminate veneers: 3 years. Crowns, bridges and smile makeovers: 5 years. The full terms are at dentprecious.com/guarantee.

Sources

1. Precious Dental: Dt. Şeyda Yılmaz
2. Precious Dental: Dt. Hüseyin Bayram
3. Precious Dental: guarantee terms
4. NHS: teeth whitening

Checked October 2026. Where we give our own view as a clinic, we say so.