{ "license": "CC BY 4.0", "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "Dental Market Radar (dentalmarketradar.com)", "record_count": 30, "link_only_count": 4, "country": "JP", "country_name": "Japan", "page": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/markets/jp/", "facts": [ { "id": "jp.chairside_cadcam_installed_base.2025", "country": "JP", "metric": "chairside_cadcam_installed_base", "metric_label": "Chairside cadcam installed base", "value": null, "unit": "units", "as_of": "2025-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "low", "method": "estimate", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "C", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": "gap", "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "-", "quote": "", "quote_en": "", "definition_local": "-", "notes": "No reliable public estimate found (CAD/CAM crowns are insured since 2014/2024 revisions but no installed-base count was located).", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/chairside-cadcam-installed-base/2025/" }, { "id": "jp.clear_aligner_cases_annual.2025", "country": "JP", "metric": "clear_aligner_cases_annual", "metric_label": "Clear aligner cases annual", "value": null, "unit": "cases", "as_of": "2025-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "low", "method": "estimate", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "C", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": "gap", "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "-", "quote": "", "quote_en": "", "definition_local": "-", "notes": "No reliable public estimate. Orthodontics is largely uninsured; no official or association count found. Company disclosures (Align) cover APAC only.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/clear-aligner-cases-annual/2025/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_3d_printer_installed_base.2025", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_3d_printer_installed_base", "metric_label": "Dental 3d printer installed base", "value": null, "unit": "units", "as_of": "2025-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "low", "method": "estimate", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "C", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": "gap", "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "-", "quote": "", "quote_en": "", "definition_local": "-", "notes": "No reliable public estimate found.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-3d-printer-installed-base/2025/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_clinics_total.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_clinics_total", "metric_label": "Dental clinics total", "value": 66378, "unit": "facilities", "as_of": "2024-10-01", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "registered", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.1 (1) 施設の種類別にみた施設数", "quote": "「歯科診療所」は 66,378 施設で 440 施設減少している。", "quote_en": "\"Dental clinics\" numbered 66,378, down 440.", "definition_local": "Dental clinics (歯科診療所) in operation on 1 October 2024, excluding suspended", "notes": "Active dental clinics. Ownership: individuals 48,667 (73.3%), medical corporations 17,053 (25.7%), public 247, other 403. Ownership form is not a DSO share.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-clinics-total/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_clinics_total.2023", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_clinics_total", "metric_label": "Dental clinics total", "value": 66818, "unit": "facilities", "as_of": "2023-10-01", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "registered", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "Table 1 row 歯科診療所", "quote": "歯科診療所 66 378 66 818 △ 440 △ 0.7 100.0 100.0", "quote_en": "Dental clinics: 2024 66,378; 2023 66,818; change -440 (-0.7%).", "definition_local": "Same as 2024 record", "notes": "Prior-year column of Table 1. Individuals 49,522 (74.1%), medical corporations 16,677 (25.0%).", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-clinics-total/2023/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_graduates_annual.2025", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_graduates_annual", "metric_label": "Dental graduates annual", "value": 1657, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2025-03-14", "source_id": "mhlw-dentist-exam-118", "source_title": "Pass announcement, 118th National Dentist Licensing Examination", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/general/sikaku/successlist/2025/siken02/about.html", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "reported", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "results table", "quote": "新卒者 2,310人 1,973人 1,657人 84.0% 全体 3,431人 3,039人 2,136人 70.3%", "quote_en": "New graduates: 2,310 applicants, 1,973 examinees, 1,657 passed (84.0%). All candidates: 3,431 / 3,039 / 2,136 (70.3%).", "definition_local": "New graduates (新卒者) passing the national dentist licensing examination", "notes": "Proxy: new graduates who passed the 118th national dentist licensing exam (held 2025-02-01/02). Total passers incl. repeat candidates: 2,136 (70.3%). Japan has no published \"graduates per year\" series in the sources fetched.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-graduates-annual/2025/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_hygienists_total.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_hygienists_total", "metric_label": "Dental hygienists total", "value": 149579, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-eisei-2024", "source_title": "Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/eisei/24/dl/gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.7 2(1)", "quote": "令和６年末現在の就業歯科衛生士（以下「歯科衛生士」という。）は 149,579 人で、前回（令和４年）に比べ 4,396 人（3.0%）増加している。", "quote_en": "At end-2024 employed dental hygienists numbered 149,579, up 4,396 (3.0%) from 2022.", "definition_local": "Licensed dental hygienists employed (就業) as reported to prefectures, as of end of year", "notes": "Employed dental hygienists, up 4,396 (3.0%) vs 2022; 90.6% (135,499) work in clinics.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-hygienists-total/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_hygienists_total.2022", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_hygienists_total", "metric_label": "Dental hygienists total", "value": 145183, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2022-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-eisei-2024", "source_title": "Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/eisei/24/dl/gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.7 Table 4 row 歯科衛生士", "quote": "歯科衛生士 116 299 123 831 132 629 142 760 145 183 149 579 4 396 3.0", "quote_en": "Dental hygienists, employed: 2014 116,299 ... 2022 145,183, 2024 149,579.", "definition_local": "Same as 2024 record", "notes": "From Table 4 time series in the 2024 overview.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-hygienists-total/2022/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_public_coverage.2020", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_public_coverage", "metric_label": "Dental public coverage", "value": null, "unit": "text", "as_of": "2020-12-31", "source_id": "jp-idj-commentary-2020", "source_title": "Global Neglect of Dental Coverage in Universal Health Coverage Systems and Japan’s Broad Coverage (Int Dent J 2020)", "source_publisher": "International Dental Journal (peer-reviewed commentary)", "source_url": "https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10123794/1/1-s2.0-S0020653920365588-main.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "reported", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "series_break": null, "restricted": true, "link_only_note": "Source licence is restricted: value, quote and notes are not redistributed in bulk downloads. See the page.", "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-public-coverage/2020/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_schools_total.2025", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_schools_total", "metric_label": "Dental schools total", "value": 29, "unit": "schools", "as_of": "2025-12-01", "source_id": "mext-dental-enrolment-2025", "source_title": "MEXT survey of dental faculties: enrolment fill rate and competition (FY2023-25 average)", "source_publisher": "MEXT (Higher Education Bureau, Medical Education Division)", "source_url": "https://www.mext.go.jp/content/20251201-mxt_igaku-100001063_07.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "derived", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "chart p.1 (per-faculty labels)", "quote": "歯学部歯学科の入学定員充足率（３か年（R５-７）平均） ※ 歯学部の修学状況等の調査結果（医学教育課調べ）。 国立大学 公立大学 私立大学", "quote_en": "Enrolment fill rate of dental school (DDS course) programmes, 3-year average FY2023-25; MEXT survey of dental faculties; national / public / private universities.", "definition_local": "Faculties of dentistry (6-year dental course) surveyed by MEXT", "notes": "Derived by counting distinct faculty labels in the MEXT chart: national 11 (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Institute of Science Tokyo, Niigata, Osaka, Okayama, Hiroshima, Tokushima, Kyushu, Nagasaki, Kagoshima), public 1 (Kyushu Dental), private 17 (incl. Nihon University Tokyo and Matsudo faculties and Nippon Dental University Tokyo and Niigata as separate faculties). No single sentence states \"29\" in the fetched MEXT chart.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-schools-total/2025/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_spend_total_usd.2023", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_spend_total_usd", "metric_label": "Total dental spend (US$)", "value": null, "unit": "USD", "as_of": "2023-12-31", "source_id": "jp-kokumin-iryohi-2023", "source_title": "National Medical Care Expenditure FY2023 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-iryohi/23/dl/R05kekka.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "reported", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "C", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": "gap", "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "-", "quote": "", "quote_en": "", "definition_local": "-", "notes": "FY2023 (Apr 2023-Mar 2024). Not recorded in USD: MHLW national medical expenditure covers insured care only; dental medical expenditure FY2023 = 3,294.5 billion yen (6.9% of 48,091.5 billion yen). Propose a local-currency metric (see gaps/JP.md).", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-spend-total-usd/2023/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_technicians_total.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_technicians_total", "metric_label": "Dental technicians total", "value": 31733, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-eisei-2024", "source_title": "Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/eisei/24/dl/gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.7 2(1)", "quote": "就業歯科技工士（以下「歯科技工士」という。）は 31,733 人で、前回に比べ 1,209 人（3.7%）減少している。", "quote_en": "Employed dental technicians numbered 31,733, down 1,209 (3.7%) from the previous survey.", "definition_local": "Licensed dental technicians employed (就業) as reported to prefectures", "notes": "Employed dental technicians, down 1,209 (3.7%) vs 2022; 74.1% (23,521) work in dental laboratories (20,278 laboratories).", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-technicians-total/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.dental_technicians_total.2022", "country": "JP", "metric": "dental_technicians_total", "metric_label": "Dental technicians total", "value": 32942, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2022-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-eisei-2024", "source_title": "Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/eisei/24/dl/gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.7 Table 4 row 歯科技工士", "quote": "歯科技工士 34 495 34 640 34 468 34 826 32 942 31 733 △ 1 209 △ 3.7", "quote_en": "Dental technicians, employed: ... 2022 32,942, 2024 31,733.", "definition_local": "Same as 2024 record", "notes": "From Table 4 time series in the 2024 overview.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-technicians-total/2022/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_per_100k.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_per_100k", "metric_label": "Dentists per 100,000 population", "value": 83.7, "unit": "per 100,000", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-ishi-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)", "source_publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/dl/R06_1gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "registered", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.16 (2 歯科医師 (1))", "quote": "また、人口 10 万対歯科医師数は 83.7 で、前回に比べ 0.5 減少している。", "quote_en": "Dentists per 100,000 population were 83.7, down 0.5 from the previous survey.", "definition_local": "Notified dentists per 100,000 population", "notes": "Reported by MHLW (down 0.5 vs 2022).", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-per-100k/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_per_100k.2024-hl", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_per_100k", "metric_label": "Dentists per 100,000 population", "value": 80.9, "unit": "per 100,000", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "worldbank-sp-pop-totl", "source_title": "World Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL)", "source_publisher": "World Bank (UN Population Division, national statistics offices and others)", "source_url": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/JPN/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?format=json&date=2024:2024", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "derived", "scope": "other", "basis": "employed", "headline": true, "comparability": "B", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [ "jp.dentists_practising.2024" ], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "World Bank SP.POP.TOTL JPN 2024; numerator jp.dentists_practising.2024", "quote": "\"countryiso3code\":\"JPN\",\"date\":\"2024\",\"value\":123975371", "quote_en": "World Bank total population, JPN, 2024: 123,975,371", "definition_local": "Headline rate (DECISIONS L4/L5): dentists_practising (employed) divided by World Bank total population, same year", "notes": "Derived: 100,266 (jp.dentists_practising.2024, source mhlw-ishi-2024) / 123,975,371 (World Bank SP.POP.TOTL 2024) x 100,000 = 80.9. Numerator basis: employed. Other per-100k records for JP use national-statistics denominators or other bases and are not the headline.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-per-100k/2024-hl/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_practising.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_practising", "metric_label": "Dentists (practising)", "value": 100266, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-ishi-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)", "source_publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/dl/R06_1gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "superseded", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.16 (1) / Table 9", "quote": "「医療施設の従事者」は 100,266 人（総数の 96.7％）で、前回に比べ 1,653 人、1.6％減少している。", "quote_en": "Dentists \"engaged at medical facilities\" were 100,266 (96.7% of the total), down 1,653 (1.6%) from the previous survey.", "definition_local": "Dentists whose primary place of work is a medical facility (hospital, clinic)", "notes": "Dentists whose main workplace is a medical facility (hospital or clinic). Excludes dentists in administration, research and non-practising. Best Japanese match for \"practising\".", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-practising/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_practising.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_practising", "metric_label": "Dentists (practising)", "value": 100266, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-ishi-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)", "source_publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/dl/R06_1gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed: at medical facilities (hospital or clinic)", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 2, "supersedes": "jp.dentists_practising.2024@1", "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.16 (1) / Table 9", "quote": "「医療施設の従事者」は 100,266 人（総数の 96.7％）で、前回に比べ 1,653 人、1.6％減少している。", "quote_en": "Dentists \"engaged at medical facilities\" were 100,266 (96.7% of the total), down 1,653 (1.6%) from the previous survey.", "definition_local": "Dentists whose primary place of work is a medical facility (hospital, clinic)", "notes": "Revision 2 (2026-11-09, steward fix): Scope qualified: dentists whose main workplace is a medical facility (hospital or clinic); dentists in administration, research or without a post are excluded. Dentists whose main workplace is a medical facility (hospital or clinic). Excludes dentists in administration, research and non-practising. Best Japanese match for \"practising\".", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-practising/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_practising.2022", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_practising", "metric_label": "Dentists (practising)", "value": 101919, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2022-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-ishi-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)", "source_publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/dl/R06_1gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "superseded", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "Table 9 row 医療施設の従事者", "quote": "医療施設の従事者 100 266 96.7 101 919 △ 1 653 △ 1.6 81.0 81.6 △ 0.6", "quote_en": "Dentists at medical facilities: 2024 100,266; 2022 101,919.", "definition_local": "Same as 2024 record", "notes": "Same definition as the 2024 record.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-practising/2022/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_practising.2022", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_practising", "metric_label": "Dentists (practising)", "value": 101919, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2022-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-ishi-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)", "source_publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/dl/R06_1gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "employed: at medical facilities (hospital or clinic)", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 2, "supersedes": "jp.dentists_practising.2022@1", "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "Table 9 row 医療施設の従事者", "quote": "医療施設の従事者 100 266 96.7 101 919 △ 1 653 △ 1.6 81.0 81.6 △ 0.6", "quote_en": "Dentists at medical facilities: 2024 100,266; 2022 101,919.", "definition_local": "Same as 2024 record", "notes": "Revision 2 (2026-11-09, steward fix): Scope qualified: dentists whose main workplace is a medical facility (hospital or clinic); dentists in administration, research or without a post are excluded. Same definition as the 2024 record.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-practising/2022/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_total.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_total", "metric_label": "Dentists (total)", "value": 103652, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-ishi-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)", "source_publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/dl/R06_1gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "registered", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.15-16, 2 歯科医師 (1)", "quote": "令和６(2024)年 12 月 31 日現在における全国の届出「歯科医師数」は 103,652 人で、「男」75,455 人", "quote_en": "As of 31 Dec 2024 the number of notified dentists nationwide was 103,652 (male 75,455).", "definition_local": "Dentists with an address in Japan who filed the biennial notification under Dentists Act Art. 6(3)", "notes": "Dentists notified under Dentists Act Art. 6(3) and resident in Japan; male 75,455, female 28,197. Down 1,615 (1.5%) vs 2022.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-total/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.dentists_total.2022", "country": "JP", "metric": "dentists_total", "metric_label": "Dentists (total)", "value": 105267, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2022-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-ishi-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists 2024 (Overview)", "source_publisher": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/ishi/24/dl/R06_1gaikyo.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "registered", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "Table 9 row 総数", "quote": "総数1) 103 652 100.0 105 267 △ 1 615 △ 1.5 83.7 84.2 △ 0.5", "quote_en": "Total (all dentists): 2024 103,652; 2022 105,267; change -1,615 (-1.5%); per 100,000 83.7 vs 84.2.", "definition_local": "Same as 2024 record", "notes": "Read from the 2022 column of Table 9 of the 2024 overview (earlier pass derived it from the stated decrease; same value).", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dentists-total/2022/" }, { "id": "jp.dso_clinic_share_pct.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "dso_clinic_share_pct", "metric_label": "DSO share of dental clinics (%)", "value": null, "unit": "percent", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "low", "method": "estimate", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "C", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": "gap", "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "-", "quote": "", "quote_en": "", "definition_local": "-", "notes": "No reliable public estimate. Medical-corporation ownership (25.7% of dental clinics, MHLW 2024) is the closest official proxy but is a legal form, not a DSO/chain measure.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dso-clinic-share-pct/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.gdp_per_capita_usd.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "gdp_per_capita_usd", "metric_label": "GDP per capita (US$)", "value": 33797.1014287876, "unit": "USD", "as_of": "2024-12-31", "source_id": "jp-worldbank-gdp-pcap", "source_title": "World Bank WDI: GDP per capita (current US$), Japan", "source_publisher": "World Bank", "source_url": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/JPN/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.CD?format=json&date=2024:2024", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "reported", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "API JSON, indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, date 2024", "quote": "\"date\":\"2024\",\"value\":33797.1014287876", "quote_en": "GDP per capita (current US$), Japan, 2024: 33797.1014287876", "definition_local": "GDP per capita in current US dollars (market exchange rate)", "notes": "World Bank WDI series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD (current US$); API lastupdated 2026-10-08. Full-precision value kept; round on display.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/gdp-per-capita-usd/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.hospitals_with_dental_dept.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "hospitals_with_dental_dept", "metric_label": "Hospitals with a dental department", "value": 1238, "unit": "facilities", "as_of": "2024-10-01", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "derived", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "Table 5 row 40 歯科", "quote": "40 歯科 1 071 1 078 △ 7 △ 0.6 15.3 167 168 △ 1 △ 0.6 15.8", "quote_en": "Dentistry (歯科): general hospitals 1,071 (2023: 1,078), 15.3% of general hospitals; psychiatric hospitals 167 (2023: 168), 15.8%.", "definition_local": "Hospitals that advertise 歯科 as a clinical department (multiple departments counted per hospital)", "notes": "Derived: hospitals listing \"歯科\" among their clinical departments: general hospitals 1,071 + psychiatric hospitals 167 = 1,238 (Table 5, double counting across departments). Hospitals listing only 歯科口腔外科 (1,034 + 10), 小児歯科 (140 + 4) or 矯正歯科 (133 + 3) may not be counted. Replaces earlier null.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/hospitals-with-dental-dept/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.implant_procedures_annual.2025", "country": "JP", "metric": "implant_procedures_annual", "metric_label": "Implant procedures annual", "value": null, "unit": "procedures", "as_of": "2025-12-31", "source_id": "mhlw-iryosd-2024", "source_title": "Survey of Medical Institutions 2024 (Overview of results)", "source_publisher": "MHLW", "source_url": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/iryosd/24/dl/02sisetu06.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "low", "method": "estimate", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "C", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": "not_published", "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "-", "quote": "", "quote_en": "", "definition_local": "-", "notes": "No national count found. Searches of MHLW, JSOI journal and Survey of Dental Diseases returned only prevalence in older adults (3.8% of age 65+ in 2016, cited second-hand) and clinic-level studies. Implants are outside the insurance schedule so no claims data exist.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/implant-procedures-annual/2025/" }, { "id": "jp.ios_installed_base.2026", "country": "JP", "metric": "ios_installed_base", "metric_label": "Intraoral scanners installed", "value": null, "unit": "units", "as_of": "2026-06-30", "source_id": "jp-jsoi-ios-survey-2026", "source_title": "J Jpn Soc Oral Implantol 39(2):156-163 (IOS utilization questionnaire)", "source_publisher": "Japanese Society of Oral Implantology", "source_url": "https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jsoi/39/2/39_156/_article/-char/en", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "low", "method": "estimate", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "series_break": null, "restricted": true, "link_only_note": "Source licence is restricted: value, quote and notes are not redistributed in bulk downloads. See the page.", "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/ios-installed-base/2026/" }, { "id": "jp.oral_appliance_reimbursement.2018", "country": "JP", "metric": "oral_appliance_reimbursement", "metric_label": "Oral appliance reimbursement", "value": "Covered by dental insurance: oral appliance for sleep apnoea, 3,000 points (acrylic type) or 2,000 points (thermoplastic type), billable only on a request with a clinical information letter from a medical institution (FY2018 fee schedule; 1 point = 10 yen).", "unit": "text", "as_of": "2018-03-05", "source_id": "jp-kouseikyoku-hokkaido-shika-2018", "source_title": "Summary of FY2018 dental fee-schedule revision (Hokkaido regional bureau)", "source_publisher": "MHLW Hokkaido Regional Bureau of Health and Welfare", "source_url": "https://kouseikyoku.mhlw.go.jp/hokkaido/iryo_shido/documents/shikap51-75.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "reported", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "B", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "p.1", "quote": "睡眠時無呼吸症候群に対する口腔内装置１ 3,000点２睡眠時無呼吸症候群に対する口腔内装置２ 2,000点", "quote_en": "Oral appliance for sleep apnoea 1: 3,000 points; 2: 2,000 points.", "definition_local": "Dental reimbursement item for oral appliances for obstructive sleep apnoea, requires referral from medical institution", "notes": "Fee-schedule summary dated March 2018 (FY2018 revision) from the MHLW Hokkaido regional bureau; may have changed in later revisions. Point value of 10 yen is general knowledge about the fee schedule, not stated in this document.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/oral-appliance-reimbursement/2018/" }, { "id": "jp.osa_prevalence_adult_pct.2019", "country": "JP", "metric": "osa_prevalence_adult_pct", "metric_label": "Adult OSA prevalence (%)", "value": null, "unit": "percent", "as_of": "2019-08-31", "source_id": "jp-benjafield-2019", "source_title": "Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of obstructive sleep apnoea (Lancet Respir Med 2019)", "source_publisher": "Lancet Respiratory Medicine (peer-reviewed)", "source_url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7007763/", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "low", "method": "estimate", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "series_break": null, "restricted": true, "link_only_note": "Source licence is restricted: value, quote and notes are not redistributed in bulk downloads. See the page.", "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/osa-prevalence-adult-pct/2019/" }, { "id": "jp.population.2024", "country": "JP", "metric": "population", "metric_label": "Population", "value": 123802000, "unit": "persons", "as_of": "2024-10-01", "source_id": "stat-jp-pop-2024", "source_title": "Population Estimates (1 Oct 2024)", "source_publisher": "Statistics Bureau of Japan", "source_url": "https://www.stat.go.jp/data/jinsui/2024np/index.html", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "high", "method": "reported", "scope": "other", "basis": null, "headline": false, "comparability": "A", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "null_reason": null, "subgroup": null, "derived_from": [], "conversion": null, "series_break": null, "locator": "結果の要約, 全国人口", "quote": "総人口は１億2380万2千人で、前年に比べ55万人（-0.44％）の減少となり", "quote_en": "Total population was 123,802 thousand (123.802 million), down 550 thousand (-0.44%) from the previous year.", "definition_local": "Population estimate as of 1 October 2024 (Japanese and foreign residents)", "notes": "Total population incl. foreign residents, rounded to thousands by source; published 2025-04-14.", "restricted": false, "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/population/2024/" }, { "id": "jp.self_pay_share_of_dental_spend_pct.2017", "country": "JP", "metric": "self_pay_share_of_dental_spend_pct", "metric_label": "Self-pay share of dental spend (%)", "value": null, "unit": "percent", "as_of": "2017-12-31", "source_id": "jp-idj-commentary-2020", "source_title": "Global Neglect of Dental Coverage in Universal Health Coverage Systems and Japan’s Broad Coverage (Int Dent J 2020)", "source_publisher": "International Dental Journal (peer-reviewed commentary)", "source_url": "https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10123794/1/1-s2.0-S0020653920365588-main.pdf", "accessed": "2026-11-09", "confidence": "medium", "method": "reported", "revision": 1, "supersedes": null, "status": "current", "series_break": null, "restricted": true, "link_only_note": "Source licence is restricted: value, quote and notes are not redistributed in bulk downloads. See the page.", "cite_url": "https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/self-pay-share-of-dental-spend-pct/2017/" } ] }