One Patient, Multiple Specialties: How is Multidisciplinary Dental Treatment Planned?

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25 Aug 2026

While some oral and dental health cases can be resolved with a single treatment area, in some cases different dental specialties may need to perform an evaluation together. Gum health, tooth position, missing teeth, jaw structure, or existing restorations can affect each other in the treatment plan of the same patient. At this point, multidisciplinary dental treatment offers a holistic approach that addresses the patient's oral and dental health through the joint evaluation of different specialized fields. There are also multidisciplinary clinics in BAU Oral and Dental Hospital for the coordinated work of all dental specialties.

The multidisciplinary approach is based on evaluating the patient's current condition as a whole. For example, a patient's need for gum treatment, root canal treatment, orthodontic regulation, or prosthetic application can arise within the same process. In this case, besides the requirements of each application in its own field, the order in which the treatments will be carried out and their effects on each other also gain importance. The ability of different specialties to evaluate the same case contributes to the planning of treatment stages in harmony with one another.

BAU Oral and Dental Hospital provides services in various areas, ranging from preventive and paediatric dentistry applications to restorative procedures, root canal and gum treatments, orthodontics, prosthetic applications, tooth extraction, and implant treatments. The multidisciplinary dental clinics located in the hospital establish a structure that enables these specialized areas to come together in a patient-oriented and coordinated treatment process. In the diagnosis process, alongside two-dimensional imaging systems, Cone Beam Computed Tomography systems providing three-dimensional imaging are also utilised.

Imaging and digital technologies also provide significant support in treatment planning. Examining the patient's oral and jaw structure with different methods helps the dentist evaluate the current situation in more detail. In addition to three-dimensional imaging systems, intraoral scanners, digital dentistry applications, dental laser systems, and different clinical technologies are also used at BAU Oral and Dental Hospital. These tools support the clinical data obtained in planning the applications to be performed in different specialities.

The multidisciplinary approach also constitutes an important area of experience for dental education. Bahçeşehir University Faculty of Dentistry students continue their practical training at BAU Oral and Dental Hospital in line with a multidisciplinary educational understanding alongside their theoretical training. Thus, students find the opportunity to observe in a clinical environment how a patient's treatment process can be addressed by establishing connections between different specialized fields.

This structure within the BAU Dental Campus combines a holistic patient approach that evaluates oral health in relation to general health with clinical practice. The contribution of different specialities to the same treatment process allows the patient's needs to be evaluated from a broader perspective and the treatment stages to be carried out in accordance with a common plan.