Semmelweis Egyetem (SU)
The Department of Community Dentistry was founded on the 31th of March in 2013 as a legal successor of the Central Stomatological Institution. Being the newest, largest department of the Faculty of Dentistry of Semmelweis University it integrated into the structure of the Training Center. Currently the department has 68 doctors (both specialists and residents), 63 dental assistants and hygienists working as employees. The building itself houses 30 dental chairs on which the treatment of patients is performed each workday (Monday to Friday) from 8 am to 8 pm. An emergency dental care is available from 8 pm to 8 am and at weekends and holidays. The institution takes part in both undergraduate and postgraduate training. The structure and design of its departments are following the requirements of the principles of Community Dentistry. The institution serves as a teaching hospital and offers aid in diagnosing, treating and scientifically adressing several dental dieseases. Furthermore it houses a practice laboratory for dental technicians. Our department is in corporation with the National Institution of Medical Rehabilitation, the Patronae Hungariae School Centre and the Pető András Collage, the latter resulting in the foundation of the Pető András Faculty of Semmelweis University. The Director of the Department of Community Dentistry, Professor Péter Kivovics D.M.D., Ph.D., candidate of medicine, special education teacher was appointed Main Director of the Central Stomatological Institution in 2012. His aim was the integration of the Institution into the Faculty of Dentistry of Semmelweis University which he succesfully fulfilled in record time (9 months). After this he managed to mitigate the debt of the institution to near zero. His work influenced by his own vision and beliefs concerning the role of modern dentistry he managed to elevate the profile of the institution to spread out and cover all dimensions of dentistry furthermore takes part in the training of dental students and postgraduates, dental assistants and hygienists. The legal predecessor of our institution was the aforementioned Central Stomatological Institution. Following the initiative of János Kende in 1951 the Central Dental Clinic and Postgraduate Education Institution was founded under the adress of 40. Szentkirályi street. After the events of World War II, the doctors of Csengery street’s Dental Department migrated here. 4 years later, followed by a ministry instruction the Institution was bestowed upon the right and the task to train and supervise dental professionals, thus being renamed Central Stomatological Institution. The collective 400 hours of dental care resulted in the drastic improvement of the treatment of patients. The ministry instruction also made it compulsory for each D.M.D. to be a part of a postgraduate training system managed by the Institution and personally Professor Kende. This was the first time dentists could graduate from an entirely separate faculty. By 1955 the faculty counted more than 100 students. After this period Professor Béla Berényi D.M.D. was appointed director of the Institution. Following in his footsteps from 1969 Sándor Orsós D.M.D. took the lead of both the Institution and the newly founded Faculty of Stomatology. He reformed the structure of the professional supervising system. The international recognition of the hungarian dental care is a result of his and his colleague’s work. After the death of Prof. Orsós Péter Vágó D.M.D. and László Bodó D.M.D. took the reigns and led the Institution which at the time was under the management of the Capital Government and the GYEMSZI (todays ÁEEK). In august of 2012 Péter Kivovics D.M.D. was awarded the title of Main Director of the Central Stomatological Institution. Being the former head of the National Dentistry and Dental Surgery Supervising System with his new title he managed to merge the leadership of both that and the Institution. After a short period of merged functionality the Central Stomatological Institution ceased to exist as a separate body and integrated into Semmelweis University as Deparment of Community Dentistry. Dr. Kivovics was then appointed Director of the newly formed Department. Currently the Institution teaches one compulsory and two optional courses: Emergency Dentistry, Gerostomatology both taught by Prof. Péter Kivovics and Prevention of Oral Cancer taught by Orsolya Németh D.M.D. The quality and relevance of scientific work done at the Institution was elevated ever since it joined the Semmelweis University. Orsolya Németh D.M.D., assistant professor takes part in PhD education. Since its foundation two PhD candidates have succesfully defended their thesis and were awarded their titles at the Institution. Namely they are Dr. Orsolya Németh and Dr. Márton Kivovics. Our employees are often delegated to hold presentations at reputable national and international conferences and postgraduate events.
Meet the Team
Krisztina Márton
Dr. Med. Dent. Habil. Krisztina Márton is associate professor, head of the Department of General Dental Preclinical Practice, Dental Faculty, Semmelweis University, in Budapest, Hungary, where she graduated in 1992. She has specialization in Orofacial diseases, Prosthodontics, Implantology and she is MSc in Healthcare Management. Her main research field is population based epidemiological studies related mainly to xerostomia and hyposalivation. Author of more than 60 articles. She was participant in previous major studies, like the ADVOCATE study of the EU-Horizon 2020 Program between 2015 and 2019.
Orsolya Németh
Orsolya Németh DMD, PhD is associate professor and director of Department of Community Dentistry, Semmelweis University. She is the dental officer in Budapest. Her interests are oral medicine, telemedicine (teledentistry) and epidemiological screening. She is specialist in prosthodontics, orthodontics and implantology. Her PhD degree was earned in 2015 by thesis of oral side effects of chemotherapeutic agents in children. She graduated MSc in Health Professional Management of Health Services Management Training Center, Semmelweis University in 2017. Besides patients care, she also takes part in graduate and post-graduate education. Her scientific interest in telemedicine has started in 2015. She is supervisor of 2 PhD candidates and 2 PhD students.
Mercédesz Orsós
Dr. Mercédesz Orsós was graduated at Semmelweis Universty in 2015. She is assistant professor and the vice head of the Department of Community Dentistry, Dental Faculty, Semmelweis University and Chief Dental Officer for County Komárom-Esztergom since 2020. She has specialization in Prosthodontics and Conservative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. Her research field is epidemiological studies of special needs patients. She is lecturer of Emergency Dentistry and Gerostomatology subjects at Semmelweis University.
Péter András Gaál
MD, MSc, PhD, Dr. Habil. Péter András Gaál is an associate professor of health policy at the Health Services Management Training Centre (HSMTC), Semmelweis University, Budapest, and at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hungarian University of Transylvania, Marosvásárhely, and also the head of the Departmental Group of Health Systems Management of HSMTC. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Public Administration, Semmel¬weis University, Budapest from 2010 to 2019, the acting director of the Health Services Management Training Centre from 2010 to 2014, and the Chair of the Health Economics, Ma¬nagement and Informatics Section of the Professional College of the Minister for Human Resources between 2014 and 2020. He is the President of the Hungarian Health Care Management Association, the Chair of the Hungarian Health System Performance Assessment Committee and the Hungarian representative of the Health Systems and Policies Monitor Network of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. He is a health policy, health financing and health sys¬tems expert with policy making and performance assessment experience.
Peter Kivovics
Prof. Dr. Peter Kivovics was born in 1955. He graduated at Semmelweis University in 1978 and joined as assistens professor to the Department of Prosthodontic Semmelweis University. In 2012 as associate professor he was the first head of the Department of Community Dentistry till 2020. Since 2005 to 2023 he is the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for Hungary. He is Candidat of Medical Science (C.Sc.) and Ph.D. He has Ms.C. Dental and Oral Diseases, Conservative Dentistry and Prosthodontic, Prosthodontic and Dental Implantology. He was the first lecturer of Emergency Dentistry and Gerostomatology subjects at Semmelweis University. At present he is the head of Gerostomatological and Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Department.