The development and results of oral microbiology at the Semmelweis University of Medicine.

The development of oral microbiology at the Semmelweis University of Medicine started around 1980 in the Institute of Microbiology. The teaching of oral microbiology was introduced to the dental educational program, basic research was initiated, appropriate methods learned and used. An intensive collaboration with the Department of Conservative Dentistry developed, which resulted between 1983 and 1995 in about 23 publications (the majority in international journals) and eight lectures, mainly on international forums.