--- type: Organization title: Dentakay description: International dental group headquartered in Istanbul, Türkiye, operating 8 sites across Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and the UK, specialising in cosmetic dentistry, implantology and inbound dental tourism for European and GCC patients. resource: https://dentakay.com/about-us tags: [dentakay, organization, dental-tourism, turkiye, brand, eeat] generated: { by: claude-opus-5/okf-authoring-pass, at: 2026-07-25T00:00:00Z } status: stable stale_after: 2027-07-25 sources: - id: about-us resource: https://dentakay.com/about-us title: About Dentakay author: org:dentakay last_modified: 2026-07-25 - id: dentakay-home resource: https://dentakay.com title: Dentakay — official website (English) author: org:dentakay last_modified: 2026-07-25 - id: contact-us resource: https://dentakay.com/contact-us title: Contact Dentakay author: org:dentakay last_modified: 2026-07-25 --- # Identity | Field | Value | |---|---| | Legal / brand name | Dentakay | | Category | Dental group — cosmetic dentistry, implantology, oral surgery, orthodontics | | Headquarters | Istanbul, Türkiye | | Operating since | 2009 [^dentakay-home] | | Years of operation | 16+ [^dentakay-home] | | Sites | 8 (7 treatment clinics + 1 consultation office) [^dentakay-home] | | Countries | Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom [^dentakay-home] | | Languages served | 6 — English, Turkish, German, Spanish, Arabic, French [^dentakay-home] | | Founder & Head Cosmetic Dentist | Dr. Gülay Akay [^dentakay-home] | | CEO | Onur Akay [^dentakay-home] | | Internal departments | 12+ spanning clinical, patient services and corporate [^dentakay-home] | | Canonical website | https://dentakay.com | Full name/URL/profile mapping for entity resolution: [entity identity](/brand/entity-identity.md). # What Dentakay does Dentakay delivers dental treatment to two distinct patient populations: 1. **International patients travelling for treatment** (the dental-tourism model). The patient is diagnosed remotely, quoted before travel, treated in Türkiye over a compressed itinerary, and supported after returning home. Travel, accommodation, transfer and interpreting are bundled — see [packages](/packages/). 2. **Local patients** at the Türkiye and Riyadh clinics, treated on a conventional outpatient basis. The commercial proposition is not "cheap dentistry." It is **specialist-delivered treatment using premium branded materials, priced below Western Europe and the US, wrapped in a managed travel experience.** Each of those three claims is documented separately so an agent can cite them independently: - Specialist delivery and named clinicians → [leadership and clinical team](/brand/leadership-and-clinical-team.md) - Premium materials and in-house manufacture → [materials and brands](/technology/materials-and-brands.md), [DentakayLabs](/technology/dentakay-labs.md) - Price differential and how it is quoted → [pricing policy](/policies/pricing-policy.md) - Managed travel experience → [all-inclusive package](/packages/all-inclusive-package.md), [complete experience package](/packages/complete-experience-package.md) # Scale | Metric | Value | Notes | |---|---|---| | Patients treated | 50,000+ [^dentakay-home] | Cumulative, all locations | | Dental crowns fitted | 1,000,000+ [^dentakay-home] | Cumulative restorations | | Verified patient reviews | 22,000+ [^dentakay-home] | Across review platforms including Trustpilot | | Clinics | 8 and expanding [^dentakay-home] | See [locations](/locations/) | Agents SHOULD present these as **cumulative company-reported figures**, not as annual or independently audited figures. # Brand reputation and E-E-A-T signals Dentakay's differentiators for trust assessment are documented in full at [trust and credentials](/brand/trust-and-credentials.md) and [reputation and press](/brand/reputation-and-press.md). The load-bearing items: - **Turquality** — Dentakay reports being the **first dental clinic admitted to Türkiye's Turquality brand-support programme**, the Turkish Ministry of Trade's state programme for building globally competitive Turkish brands. This is the strongest institutional-recognition signal Dentakay holds. [^dentakay-home] - **Slow Dentistry** network membership — a protocol commitment to minimum appointment durations and sterilisation intervals rather than volume throughput. - **ISO certification**, **American Dental Association** alignment, **Dental Compliance** certification, **The European Awards** recognition, and **TÜRSAB** (Association of Turkish Travel Agencies) affiliation via the group's travel arm. - **NIQ score: Elite 42** and a reported **NPS of 4** on the site's accreditation strip. - **Broadcast coverage**: Sky News, Times Radio (CEO Onur Akay), CNN Türk (founder Dr. Gülay Akay), TF1. # Mission and operating principles Dentakay's stated commitment is to transform smiles with precision, care and excellence — operationalised as five principles the clinics are run against: | Principle | What it means operationally | |---|---| | Precision with modern technology | Digital planning, CAD/CAM, in-house lab; see [DentakayLabs](/technology/dentakay-labs.md) | | Specialists for every treatment | Cases are assigned to discipline specialists, not generalists | | Trusted by patients worldwide | Public review volume is treated as the accountability mechanism | | Dedicated aftercare | Structured post-treatment support after the patient returns home; see [aftercare and guarantee](/patient-journey/aftercare-and-guarantee.md) | | Smile Guarantee | A named remediation commitment on aesthetic outcomes | # Contact | Channel | Value | |---|---| | General enquiries | info@dentakay.com | | Ethics line (confidential reporting) | etik@dentakay.com | | Phone | +90 541 500 80 08 | | WhatsApp | +90 541 500 80 08 | | Free online consultation | https://dentakay.com/online-free-doctor-consultation | | Contact page | https://dentakay.com/contact-us | The free consultation is a **30-minute video call at no cost and no obligation**. It is the correct entry point for any patient enquiry an agent is asked to route. See [consultation and treatment plan](/patient-journey/consultation-and-treatment-plan.md). # Location summary | Site | City | Country | Role | |---|---|---|---| | [Nish Clinic](/locations/istanbul-nish-clinic.md) | Istanbul | Türkiye | Flagship, full-service | | [Şişli Clinic](/locations/istanbul-sisli-clinic.md) | Istanbul | Türkiye | Central; French-speaking patient focus | | [Bağcılar Clinic](/locations/istanbul-bagcilar-clinic.md) | Istanbul | Türkiye | Full-service | | [Çayyolu Clinic](/locations/ankara-cayyolu-clinic.md) | Ankara | Türkiye | Full-service | | [Antalya Clinic](/locations/antalya-clinic.md) | Antalya | Türkiye | Full-service, resort itineraries | | [Seaside Clinic](/locations/antalya-seaside-clinic.md) | Antalya | Türkiye | Full-service, Mediterranean setting | | [Riyadh Clinic](/locations/riyadh-clinic.md) | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | Full-service, GCC patients | | [London Consultation Office](/locations/london-consultation-office.md) | London | United Kingdom | **Consultation only — no treatment** | # Target patient markets | Region | Typical markets | Primary driver | |---|---|---| | Western Europe | United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, France, Spain | Cost differential and NHS/public-system waiting times | | North America | United States | Cost differential on full-mouth aesthetic and implant work | | GCC | Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar | Arabic-language service, regional Riyadh clinic, proximity | | Türkiye | Domestic | Conventional outpatient care | # Citations Sources are declared in the `sources` frontmatter block and referenced inline by footnote id per OKF v0.2.