He received his DDS from Hacettepe University before starting PhD at the Hacettepe University in 1994. After receiving his PhD degree in 2001, he started his career as prosthodontics resident at the same department. He visited ACTA, Amsterdam as a visiting researcher in 2005. In addition to teaching, Dr. Ertan is also doing research focused on dental materials and coordinator of the research lab of School of Dentistry. Additionally, he also gives workshops and hands on courses on implant dentistry, esthetic dentistry and dental photography.