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 tiered written guarantee (lifetime material guarantee on implants; 5 years on zirconia crowns and laminate veneers; 2 years on composite restorations) 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
• tiered written guarantee (lifetime material guarantee on implants; 5 years on zirconia crowns and laminate veneers; 2 years on composite restorations) 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 are still weighing up clinics, ask each one for a written, itemised treatment plan and compare them side by side. 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.