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Dental technicians total: Japan, 2024
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Japan had 31,733 dental technicians in 2024, according to MHLW Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024. Basis: employed.
Comparability A Confidence high
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MHLW. (2026). Dental technicians total: Japan, as of 2024-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/jp/dental-technicians-total/2024/
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Record
- Value
- 31,733 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
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source 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。
English: Employed dental technicians numbered 31,733, down 1,209 (3.7%) from the previous survey.
Locator: p.7 2(1)
Local definition
Licensed dental technicians employed (就業) as reported to prefectures
Source
MHLW: Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers). Registry entry: mhlw-eisei-2024.
Notes
Employed dental technicians, down 1,209 (3.7%) vs 2022; 74.1% (23,521) work in dental laboratories (20,278 laboratories).
Metric definition
Dental technicians (headcount) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31,733 persons | employed | Comparability A | Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers) | ||
| 2022 | 32,942 persons | employed | Comparability A | Report on Public Health Administration and Services 2024 (employed health workers) |
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