OUR STORY
The formation of OralMed Studio dates back to 1996, but it was preceded by many years of experience and dedicated work. The familial environment, reliable and skilled colleagues, intercollegiate network, and the provision of a broad professional spectrum are just a few but crucial characteristics of our oral surgery and dental specialist clinic.
The functioning of the clinic in its present form would be inconceivable without the two founders, our parents, Dr. Petra Csukás and Dr. András Huszák, who created unique values enabling the conceptualization of a reliable, high-level clinic with a rich history and a promising future.
The year 2023 was the most painful and defining period of our lives when we unexpectedly and tragically lost our father, Dr. András Huszák. His unmatched character, authority, knowledge, humor, tireless work, and his loving paternal and leadership qualities left an irreplaceable void in all of our lives. He will always remain our role model and hero; his values represent the operation and unity of the clinic in the past, present, and future.
Huszák Family
In the following lines, you can read excerpts from an interview conducted with him in 2021, featured in the publication „Healing Superheroes – Rarely Seen Dads?” of KisMackó Foundation
ANDRÁS HUSZÁK, M.D.
PERSONAL DATA
- András Huszák, M.D., Dentist-Odontologist, Forensic Expert
- Medical degree: Semmelweis University, 1986 (PPKE, 2008, legal degree)
- Workplace: OralMed Studio Dental-Medical Surgery
- Married since: 1987
- Children born in: 1992, 1995, 1997
Did you choose the medical profession because of your family background?
None of my family members worked in medicine. My mother was an accountant, my father was the head of a tool making factory. Only one of my great-grandmothers worked as a war head nurse, but there was no other health care professional in our family. simply developed a liking for this profession during high school already. However, at first, I wasn’t heading in this direction. I went to a technical high school and even though I was interested in natural sciences, and I double majored in technical drawing and French. During that time, I was already going to hospitals to work for a month in the summer and was getting acquainted with the profession.
Can you recall what ateracred you so much to this profession?
l was probably the surerecteorations and the atmosphere of the operating rooms that attracted me. Before I fully committed to the vocation, I consciously tested myself by working at the Surgery Clinic and then at the Transplant Clinic in an ICU operating room in the density of patient care. Instead of being dissuaded, these experiences pulled me even closer to a medical profession.
Did you apply to Semmelweis University in the end?
Yes, but I was only admitted on the third try. During that time, I attended the College of Health, where I graduated with a degree in Public Health Ep-idemiology. I experienced some difficulties in the first and second ears of university. My mother died when I was admitted, so it wasn’t an easy period. The desire to prove my skills to her greatly contributed to the fact that I completed college. Our class had a very strong community feeling; we were a cohesive team, went on trips and drank a lot of beer together.
Why did you choose dentistry as a career?
Originally, I wanted to be a general practitioner but by the time of my third admission I applied to the dental faculty where it was somewhat easier to get into. Then I got to like it, of course. At that time, there was no separate facial and jaw surgery exams. It took six years to complete the exam, two years for the dental department and four years for the oral surgery. The fact that dentistry involved some surgery made it more appealing and I thought it might be a more relaxed career. It turned out differently, though. My first job after a short clinic job was at the Stomatoplasty Department of Saint Roch Hospital, where there was a large number of cancer patients, as well. Besides that, I was also on duty in Traumatology for 12 years. Both areas required complex knowledge; I performed more complex surgeries and interventions that required a general medical approach.
How much workload did all this entail?
I was on the call twice a week in the hospital and I worked once a week in Traumatology, in addition. It was a difficult time but I endured it well. It wasn’t until 14 years later when I finally changed to the private sector, and we opened a practice that expanded with more and more medical attendants. I have always had a hospital background, and now this is Saint Emeric Hospital. If inpatient care is needed, it is performed there.
Weren’t you afraid of a burnout?
I know the phenomenon, but I have never had to face it. Sometimes the economic and personal affairs of the practice are difficult as it may involve working on weekends and besides that, I have been working as a forensic expert for almost twenty ears now. Because of all this I graduated from the University of Law later. It wasn’t easy while working but I succeeded.
Did you work as a classic dentist?
Only for the first few years but I soon changed to oral surgery exclusively: jaw and salivary gland surgeries, bite disorders (malocclusion), cleft palate and harelip surgeries among others belong to my main scope of activity. There are lots of patients so I don’t do dental work anymore.
When did you start a family?
I got married a year after graduating, my wife and I were classmates, but we only started dating during our last year of studies. My wife specializes in Orthodontics and she does a great job.
How many children do you have?
We have three children. Our son is the oldest, he was born four years after We got married. He became a doctor, as well. He works at the Institute of Oncologyarted He tbecame a doctay of dentstry, Our daughter serdaugi- 160. Both graduated from the unwversity of Szeged. Only our younger daughter chose a different profession. She graduated from a business school and maintains a healthy balance in our family.
Did you travel abroad a lot? Did you live abroad with your family?
Yes, we lived in the Netherlands for a year and a half. In fact, our first child was born there. It was an invitational job in which I was trained, and I also involved in patient care. The professor there asked me to stay but we decided to come back home.
Do you have any hobbies?
I don’t have much time but I really like gardening. If I have time, I’m mooning away in our garden, I’m digging, I’m planting, also it’s an activity that you can do any time and you can stop it whenever you need to, because there is always something to be done. We always travelled a lot in the winter and in the summer, as well. Obviouslv, in the recent period we were not able to do so, but we hope to have the opportunity again soon.
What did you absolutely wish to pass on to your kids?
Humanity, the appreciation of others. We didn’t persuade them to choose any specific profession, not even to graduate from university. We wanted them to have a profession they love and find fulfilling. The cherry on top was when two of our children became doctors and that now we can work together in the office today. It feels really good to pass our experience on to them.
