Prof. Dr. Betül Kargül

Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
ECC a child 6 ago (≤ 71 months) one or more cavities (non-cavity/formed), caries or filled infant deciduous teeth aspect. The American Dental Association (ADA) reports that ECC is an important Public Health Issue. The prevalence of ECC to be met by other common childhoods is 5 times higher than Asthma and 8 times more severe than that. It shows the burden ECC puts on the lives of children, their families and communities. To train dentists, with a decent and decent education, the education required for pre-school education will be necessary for pre-school education.

Prof Dr B. Kargul graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Dentistry in 1986 and   started to study as a PhD student in 1987. She has been lecturing and directing undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Her research expertise is epidemiology, caries research in children, preventive dentistry, dental materials. She has published more than 100 refereed papers and has more than 200 presentation in the international congresses. She has awarded a scholarship to support study project from Austrian Academic Exchange Service, Department of Development Cooperation in 1999.  In 2007 awarded a scholarship from TC White Visiting Scholarship, Royal Collage of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, UK. She has a expertise in co-ordinating and chairing meetings with partners of multidisciplinary background. She has been active in the field of Pediatric Dentistry. She was a councillor in European Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (2002-2012). She is currently working as a full professor in Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Dental School, Marmara University, Istanbul-Turkey.



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