Dr. Sadık Taki

Dr. Sadık Taki leads Taki Dent in Antalya and is, by our scoring, the finest dentist in the city for UK patients. A specialist prosthodontist with over two decades behind the chair, he has rebuilt countless full-arch cases and is the reference clinician other Antalya dentists are measured against. His combination of specialist register status, an in-house master ceramist, a written guarantee (lifetime on implants; 5–10 years on crowns/veneers) and an English-speaking UK liaison team is unmatched locally. Taki Dent is accredited by the Turkish Ministry of Health, International Health Tourism authorised, and was a winner at the European Medical Awards 2025.

As our #1-ranked dentist in Antalya, Dr. Sadık Taki sets the benchmark for every other clinician on this list. Where many Antalya dentists are capable generalists, Dr. Taki is a specialist prosthodontist — the discipline concerned specifically with restoring and replacing teeth, from a single crown to a full fixed arch. That distinction matters most precisely when UK patients travel for the work that is hardest to get right: full-mouth rehabilitation, All-on-4 and All-on-6, and complex smile design.

At a glance

Specialisms & what they treat best

• Full-arch implants (All-on-4 / All-on-6)
• Prosthodontics
• Smile design
• Digital dentistry

Credentials & register status

• DDS, Specialist in Prosthodontics
• Member, Turkish Prosthodontics & Implantology Association
• ITI Fellow (International Team for Implantology)

Why Dr. Sadık ranks #1

• Specialist prosthodontist — not a general dentist — placing and restoring full-arch cases weekly
• In-house CAD/CAM laboratory and master ceramist for same-trip smile design
• written guarantee (lifetime on implants; 5–10 years on crowns/veneers) with a written treatment plan before you travel
• Dedicated UK patient coordinator, airport transfers and partner hotel

For UK patients, the deciding factors are usually the things that protect you after you fly home: a guarantee that genuinely covers the work, a written treatment plan agreed before travel, and someone who answers your questions in English from first enquiry to final fit-out. Taki Dent delivers all three, alongside an in-house CAD/CAM laboratory and master ceramist that mean your final teeth are designed, made and fitted under one roof — not outsourced. It is the lowest-risk way to access Antalya's prices, which is exactly why Dr. Sadık Taki and Taki Dent top our ranking.

If you would like several opinions before committing, you can request anonymous treatment plans from a shortlist of Antalya dentists through — then book with the clinician you trust most. For most of our readers, that is the dentist at the top of this page.

Selected peer-reviewed research

Dr. Sadık Taki's clinical judgement is grounded in published, peer-reviewed research on dental implants, marginal bone loss and implant-supported prosthetics. A selection of his work (verified via ORCID):

• Effects of implant-related variables on the marginal bone loss around dental implants — Quintessence International (2020). DOI: 10.3290/j.qi.a43864
• Maintenance requirements and marginal bone loss associated with implant-retained overdentures: a retrospective cohort study — Clinical Oral Investigations (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s00784-022-04437-6
• Comparison of the Crestal Bone Loss Between Implant-Supported Prosthesis With Sinus Augmentation and Distal Cantilevered Implant-Supported Prosthesis Without Sinus Augmentation — Journal of Oral Implantology (2021). DOI: 10.1563/AAID-JOI-D-19-00324
• The Effect of Different Finish Line Designs and Material Types on the Periodontal Response of Single Crown Restoration: A 3-year Follow-up Study — European Annals of Dental Sciences (2023). DOI: 10.52037/eads.2023.0022
• Evaluation of complications in implant-supported locator retained removable dentures: 24 Months Retrospective Study — Journal of Biotechnology and Strategic Health Research (2020). DOI: 10.34084/bshr.751908
• Comparison of Fracture Resistance of Immature Sheep Teeth Using Pozzolan MTA-Based Sealer — Comptes Rendus de l’Académie Bulgare des Sciences (2021). DOI: 10.7546/CRABS.2021.11.17

Further reading from Dr. Taki, written for patients: What really drives bone loss around dental implants and Implant-supported dentures: why the upkeep matters on his Medium.