Current educational concepts and techniques related to impression making of removable complete dentures

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to gain an understanding of the current state of pre-clinical education for procedures of impression making. In 2019, a survey questionnaire was emailed to the senior professors and department heads of 29 Japanese dental colleges. The response rate was 100%. This cross-sectional survey clarified the impression making for removable complete denture fabrication in Japanese dental schools’ education.