Dental Laboratory Work in University Hospital and Education

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  • Kamoi Kohei
    Tokushima University Hospital, Medical Technology, Dental Technology Section, Dental Laboratories
  • Shimizu Yuji
    Tokushima University Hospital, Medical Technology, Dental Technology Section, Dental Laboratories
  • Nagao Kan
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology, Tokushima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Tokushima University Hospital, Dental Laboratories
  • Ichikawa Tetsuo
    Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology, Tokushima University, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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  • 病院歯科技工と大学教育

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 Program of Oral Health Science, Course of Oral Engineering, School of Dentistry, Hiroshima University was established as the first four-year course for dental technicians in Japan at 2005. The significance and future value of dental laboratory work were discussed on the standpoint of a unique dental technician, who graduated from the university and have engaged in Tokushima University Hospital as a dental technician. <br> The digital technology and collaboration between dental and medical fields are getting important, and the university hospital, which has three important functions of clinic, education, and research, needs dental laboratory works for medical field as well as dental field. It concludes that the dental laboratory work requires extensive knowledge and culture to create the future value of dental laboratory technology committing to improving medical care, and depends on the four-year university education.

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