Prof. Dr. Orhan Abdullah Okyay

He is one of the pioneers of prosthodontics. He is the author of numerous textbooks. He was the founding dean of the Faculty of Dentistry at Marmara University. Prof. Dr. Çuhadaroğlu, who served as chair of the Prosthodontics Department under Assistant Dt. Refik Yöney at the School of Dentistry of Ankara University’s Faculty of Medicine—which opened in 1964—left that university in 1979. Following the establishment of the Marmara University School of Dentistry, following its affiliation with Marmara University—which was established on July 20, 1982—and its continuation as a new institution under the name Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry, he was appointed as the founding dean in September 1982 and served as dean until 1992 .