He was graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry in 2001 and completed his PhD in the Periodontology Department of the same faculty. His thesis was entitled “Combined Use of Connective Tissue Graft and Platelet-Rich Plasma in Aesthetic Periodontal Surgery”. He worked as a private practice clinician for four years. Since 2011, he continued his career in Kırıkkale University and then, in Hacettepe University. In 2016, during his assistant professorship, he worked as a visiting scientist at the “Free University of Berlin-Charite Hospital”. He achieved the title of Associate Professor in 2018 and is still a full-time associate professor in Hacettepe University. He was also graduated from the "Medical Biology" program of Hacettepe University Health Sciences Institute with a Master of Science degree.
Considering his 35 scientific articles published in international indexed journals and several oral and poster presentations at international and national congresses, H. Gencay Keçeli is mostly interested in periodontal plastic and reconstructive surgery, implantology and soft tissue management. Referring to his active involvement in pre- and post-graduate education programs since 2010, he has educational background in basic periodontology such as genetics and tissue engineering as well.
Numerous periodontal plastic surgery techniques have been proposed for the mucogingival management of lower anterior site. However, success rates are still variable depending on the indications, anatomic characteristics, surgical skills and technical details. The purpose of this lecture is to discuss critical technical details and dynamics of healing mainly referring to the root and non-root coverage periodontal plastic procedures and suggest a decision‐making process that will help the clinicians to find the most suitable and predictable surgical procedure to meet the needs of their patients.