In a broader sense, digital dentistry refers to any dental technology or gadget that includes digital or computer-controlled components rather than mechanical or electrical components alone. This broad description can encompass everything from the most well-known aspect of digital dentistry, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacture), to those who aren't even aware of it, such as computer-controlled supply of laughing gas. During the last thirty years, different activities in the harmonization of European education have lead dental education also to face continuous changes. The dental directive defining an independent dental degree-supported five-year curriculum was issued in 1978. This Directive includes the academic requirements concerning the popularity of Diplomas, Certificates, and other qualifications of dentists.
