Dr. Usumez is a 1996 graduate of Hacettepe University Faculty of Dentistry. In 1997 she started her PhD education in Department of Prosthodontics in Selcuk University Faculty of Dentistry. In 2001, she completed her PhD. She was appointed as “Assistant Professor” in 2003, as “Associate Professor” in 2005 and as “Professor” in 2010. She was awarded as the “Young Scientist of 2008” by The Turkish Dental Association. She completed Master of Science in “Lasers in Dentistry” in RWTH Aachen University in 2012. 

In 2021, she is appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Lasers in Dental Science. She is one of the founders of Istanbul Dental Academy and she is an expert about Porcelain Laminate Veneers, Esthetic Smile Design, Implant Prosthodontics and Lasers in Dentistry. She currently serves as an executive board member of ISLD. She has printed over 100 scientific articles in journals, oral and poster presentation awards and travel stipends from international congresses. She is married and has 2 children.