We notice the predominance of articles on implants and esthetic restorations in reading recent dental journals published worldwide. The situation is comparable in Japanese dental journals or, in fact, seems to go even further to lead this trend. Accordingly, the periodontal conditions and prostheses leap out at readers from the journals. These prostheses made by Japanese dental technicians are excellent enough to be well accepted in international dental society. However, it is almost impossible for any dental technician who only received education in dental technician schools to achieve such an esthetically satisfactory level of work, and thus post-graduate training is of critical importance. Consequently, the most important thing is that technicians know their goals for which they receive training, or whether they can find a mentor or any concept that they aim at. There cannot be a dream without a goal. So, I eagerly hope that young technicians who forge the future will listen to this lecture and discover clues to finding their own goals.

Coordinator
Dr. Katsunori Nameta
Japan
Dentist