Efsun Somay Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. She is associated with the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and the Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. She is associated with Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey. She obtained her PhD in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Baskent University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey. She is a Maxillofacial Surgeon, Dental Clinician, Baskent University Adana Hospital, Adana, Turkey. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baskent University, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara, Turkey. Her research areas include oral oncology, oral pathology, temporomandibular joint disorders, and oral and maxillofacial surgery. She has published twelve research articles, four book chapters, and nineteen article abstracts. She has membership in TAOMS (Turkish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery), and in OSSEDER (Society of Osseointegration).