Weekly briefs
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated
Weekly fact-dense briefs on the dental markets of Asia-Pacific and the Gulf (GCC).
- Dental support workforce shortage across 12 Asia-Pacific and Gulf markets: what the official data shows
Japan: job-openings-to-applicants ratio of 2.78 for dental hygienists and 2.68 for dental assistants in FY2025, against 1.10 for all occupations (MHLW). - Dentists per 100,000 people on a practising or employed basis: Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia and Qatar (JP and QA count employed dentists)
Japan had 80.9 employed dentists per 100,000 people in 2024, and Qatar had 78.1 employed dentists per 100,000 people in 2025. - Online and AI booking in dental clinics in 12 Asia-Pacific and Gulf markets: what clinic websites offer, and what holds adoption back
No official statistic or independent study in any of the 12 markets states what share of dental clinics lets patients book online or uses AI for patient contact. We sampled 150 clinics at random in each of Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia and read their websites. - Online booking platforms for dental clinics in 12 Asia-Pacific and Gulf markets: what is published, and what share of clinics it covers
No public source in any of the 12 markets states what share of dental clinics accept online bookings. Only nine platforms out of 110 published a dental-specific count, in five markets. - Same-day crowns and same-day dentures in 12 Asia-Pacific and Gulf markets: what clinic websites advertise, and what official data shows
No public source in any of the 12 markets states what share of dental clinics offers same-day crowns or same-day dentures. We sampled 150 clinics at random in each of Japan, Taiwan and Malaysia and read their websites.