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Dental hygienists total: Japan, 2022
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Japan had 145,183 dental hygienists in 2022, according to MHLW Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024. Basis: employed.
Comparability A Confidence high
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MHLW. (2026). Dental hygienists total: Japan, as of 2022-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-hygienists-total/2022/
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Record
- Value
- 145,183 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- employed
- Scope
- employed
- Comparability
- Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
- Status
- Current revision
Source quote
歯科衛生士 116 299 123 831 132 629 142 760 145 183 149 579 4 396 3.0
English: Dental hygienists, employed: 2014 116,299 ... 2022 145,183, 2024 149,579.
Locator: p.7 Table 4 row 歯科衛生士
Local definition
Same as 2024 record
Source
MHLW: Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers). Registry entry: mhlw-eisei-2024.
Notes
From Table 4 time series in the 2024 overview.
Metric definition
Dental hygienists (headcount); some markets register oral health therapists instead (see notes) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 149,579 persons | employed | Comparability A | Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers) | ||
| 2022 | 145,183 persons | employed | Comparability A | Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers) |
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