Dr. Galip Gurel graduated from the University of Istanbul, Dental School in 1981. He continued his education at the University of Kentucky, Department of Prosthodontics.

Dr. Gurel is the founder and current president of EDAD (Turkish Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry).
He is a member of the American Society for Dental Aesthetics (ASDA) and the honorary diplomate of the American Board of Aesthetic Dentistry (ABAD) as well as a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) and an active member of European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED).

He is the editor-in- chief of the Quintessence Magazine in Turkey and on the editorial board of the AACD journal, PPAD (Practical Procedure & Aesthetic Dentistry) and Spectrum.

He has been lecturing on dental aesthetics all over the world and a provider of post graduate lectures on aesthetics at NYU and Yeditepe University in Turkey. He is the author of The Science and Art of Porcelain Laminate Veneers published by Quintessence publications in 2003. He has been practicing in his own clinic in Istanbul, specializing in Aesthetic Dentistry, since 1984.

A renown sportsman, Dr. Gurel has been the Captain of the Turkish National Team of Water Polo 110 times, a World Champion of the Camel Trophy and a participant of the Paris-Dakar Rally.