Born in 1978 in Ankara, Can ATAKAN completed his high school education in Balikesir Anatolian High School in 1996. After graduating from Ege University Faculty of Dentistry, which he won in 1996, in 2001, he started his graduate education at Yeditepe University. He successfully completed his master's degree in oral implantology at Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry in 2003 and did his military service in Ankara Gata University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Prosthetic Dentistry between 2004-2005.

He opened his own private clinic in Antalya in 2006 and served until 2011 and worked in a private dental hospital in Istanbul between 2011-2014.

Can ATAKAN, who closely follows professional developments by attending many seminars and conferences in his field, continues to serve with a wide range of services and leading, dynamic practice activities in Dentevim Oral and Dental Health Polyclinic, of which he is one of the founding partners, since 2014.