Market · Northeast Asia
Taiwan has 72.8 dentists per 100,000 people (practising basis, 2025)
Dental market data for Taiwan: 12 sourced metrics with as-of dates, source links and comparability ratings; gaps are listed explicitly.
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Taiwan had 72.8 dentists per 100,000 people in 2025 (practising basis), derived from 16,968 practising dentists (Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7) divided by 23,299,132 people (MOI Household registration population statistics, open data API ODRP019).
Key points
- Taiwan had 16,968 practising dentists in 2025, according to Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7.
- Taiwan had 7,128 licensed dental clinics in 2025, according to Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6.
- Taiwan had 1,981 dental technicians in 2025, according to Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7.
- Taiwan had 418 new dental graduates in 2025, according to MOE open data.
- Taiwan has no reliable figure for dental hygienists (the measure does not exist or does not apply there). See the data record.
Coverage of the expected metric set: 11 of 12 have a value (0 of them stale), 1 are documented as no reliable figure, 0 are not yet collected. See the coverage matrix.
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Dental Market Radar (dentalmarketradar.com), Taiwan dental market data, https://dentalmarketradar.com/markets/tw/
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Key stats
Versus the region
What is the population of Taiwan?
Taiwan had a population of 23,299,132 in 2025, according to Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7.
What is the GDP per capita of Taiwan?
Taiwan had a GDP per capita of US$39,515 in 2025, according to Directorate-General of Budget DGBAS national income news release, 30 Oct 2026.
How many dentists are there in Taiwan?
Taiwan had 16,968 practising dentists in 2025, according to MOHW Clinic personnel statistics open dataset, ROC year 114.
How many practising dentists are there in Taiwan?
Taiwan had 16,968 practising dentists in 2025, according to Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7.
How many dentists per 100,000 people does Taiwan have?
Taiwan had 72.8 dentists per 100,000 people in 2025 (practising basis), derived from 16,968 practising dentists (Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7) divided by 23,299,132 people (MOI Household registration population statistics, open data API ODRP019).
How many dental clinics are there in Taiwan?
Taiwan had 7,128 licensed dental clinics in 2025, according to Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6.
How many dental technicians are there in Taiwan?
Taiwan had 1,981 dental technicians in 2025, according to Department of Statistics MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7.
How many dentists graduate each year in Taiwan?
Taiwan had 418 new dental graduates in 2025, according to MOE open data.
How many dental schools are there in Taiwan?
Taiwan had 7 dental schools in 2025, according to MOE open data.
Tier-1 snapshot
Per-capita rates use World Bank total population for the same year; the national statistics figure stays in the Context table below.
Workforce
Facilities
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental clinics total | 7,128 facilities | licensed | Comparability A | MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6: number of hospitals and clinics, beds, by year; end of ROC 114 (2025) | Value | |
| Hospitals with a dental department | 188 facilities | estimate | Comparability C | Hospital specialty statistics open dataset, ROC year 114 (2025) | Value | |
| DSO share of dental clinics (%) (tier 2) | Not published why No ownership-form split of dental clinics is published. MOHW table 1.6 splits clinics public/non-public only (dental: 1 public, 7,127 non-public). Chain/corporate dental groups exist but no official… | estimate | Comparability C | MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6: number of hospitals and clinics, beds, by year; end of ROC 114 (2025) | Not available | |
| Dental businesses total (tier 2) | No record | No record |
Self-pay
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implant procedures annual (tier 2) | No figure found why Searched NHIA annual report, MOHW statistics tables and web search (2026-11-09). Implants are self-pay and not billed to NHI, so insurer claims give no count; no MOHW or association national count… | estimate | Comparability C | NHI Annual Report 2023-2024 (全民健康保險年報) | Not available | |
| Clear aligner cases annual (tier 2) | No figure found why Orthodontics is self-pay in Taiwan (not billed to NHI), so no insurer data. Align Technology filings report APAC totals only; no Taiwan figure from a primary source was found. | estimate | Comparability C | NHI Annual Report 2023-2024 (全民健康保險年報) | Not available | |
| Self-pay share of dental spend (%) (tier 2) | Source blocked why MOHW National Health Expenditure report for 2023 exists (published Feb 2025) but the PDF link returned 404 and the dental-by-financing split was not located. Known: NHI dental outpatient global… | estimate | Comparability C | MOHW press release approving 2024 NHI global budget incl. dental outpatient budget | Not available | |
| Total dental spend (US$) (tier 2) | Not published why Only the NHI dental outpatient budget (NT$52.037 billion, 2024) is public; total dental spending including self-pay (implants, orthodontics, dentures, cosmetic) is not published in sources fetched.… | estimate | Comparability C | MOHW press release approving 2024 NHI global budget incl. dental outpatient budget | Not available | |
| Dental public coverage | NHI (single-payer, universal) covers dentistry as a listed service: extraction, operative dentistry, scaling, root canal and periodontal treatment, delivered… | other | Comparability A | NHI Annual Report 2023-2024 (全民健康保險年報) | Value | |
| Dental spend local currency (tier 2) | No record | No record |
Digital
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoral scanners installed (tier 2) | Not published why No national census of intraoral scanner installed units exists in MOHW/TFDA/TDA public statistics reviewed; only vendor-confidential data. MOHW table 1.6 (hazardous medical equipment counts is table… | estimate | Comparability C | MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6: number of hospitals and clinics, beds, by year; end of ROC 114 (2025) | Not available | |
| Chairside cadcam installed base (tier 2) | Not published why No national census of chairside CAD/CAM system installed units exists in MOHW/TFDA/TDA public statistics reviewed; only vendor-confidential data. MOHW table 1.6 (hazardous medical equipment counts is… | estimate | Comparability C | MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6: number of hospitals and clinics, beds, by year; end of ROC 114 (2025) | Not available | |
| Dental 3d printer installed base (tier 2) | Not published why No national census of dental 3D printer installed units exists in MOHW/TFDA/TDA public statistics reviewed; only vendor-confidential data. MOHW table 1.6 (hazardous medical equipment counts is table… | estimate | Comparability C | MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6: number of hospitals and clinics, beds, by year; end of ROC 114 (2025) | Not available | |
| Ios penetration % dentists (tier 2) | No record | No record |
Sleep
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult OSA prevalence (%) (tier 2) | No figure found why Chou et al. 2023 report 69.5% OSAS in 1,372 ENT-clinic patients aged 30-70 (home sleep test) - a referred clinical sample, not population prevalence, so not recorded. A modelled national estimate… | estimate | Comparability C | Chou et al. 2023, Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea using home sleep test in Taiwan, Nature and Science of Sleep 15:1107-1116 | Not available | |
| Oral appliance reimbursement (tier 2) | No figure found why No NHI payment item for mandibular advancement / oral appliances for sleep apnea found in NHIA annual report or fee-schedule dental chapter skimmed; only trade-press says NHI covers surgery. Not… | other | Comparability C | NHI Annual Report 2023-2024 (全民健康保險年報) | Not available |
Context
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 23,299,132 persons | registered | Comparability A | MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7: practising medical personnel in institutions and per 10,000 population, by county/city, end of ROC 114 (2025) | Value | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | US$39,515 | other | Comparability A | DGBAS national income news release, 30 Oct 2026: key economic indicators incl. per-capita GDP | Value |
Local definitions
- Population
- Year-end population of Taiwan (household registration)
- GDP per capita (US$)
- Nominal GDP divided by mid-year population, converted to US$ at DGBAS annual average rate
- Dentists (total)
- Dentists practising in clinics plus hospitals (institution-based practising headcount)
- Dentists (practising)
- Dentists (牙醫師) registered as practising in a medical institution (機構執業醫事人員), end of ROC year 114
- Dentists per 100,000 population
- Headline rate (DECISIONS L4): practising dentists / Ministry of the Interior household-registration population. L5 EXCEPTION: Taiwan has no World Bank series, so the national denominator is used.
- Dental technicians total
- Dental technicians (牙體技術師) practising in medical institutions, end ROC 114; excludes trainees (牙體技術生)
- Dental graduates annual
- New graduates of first-degree dentistry (牙醫學系 bachelor) programmes, previous academic year
- Dental schools total
- Schools running a first-degree 牙醫學系 bachelor programme in MOE records
- Dental clinics total
- Dental clinics (診所 牙醫), licensed establishments at year end
- Hospitals with a dental department
- Hospitals listing the specialty 牙醫一般科 (general dentistry)
- Dental public coverage
- What NHI pays for in dental care and patient copayment
Documented gaps
Reasons: No figure found (gap): we searched and found nothing; Not applicable (structural): the measure does not exist or does not apply there; Source blocked (blocked_source): a source exists but could not be read; Not published (not_published): the authorities do not publish it.
- Dental hygienists total: structural. Structural null (DECISIONS L8): dental hygienist is not a licensed profession in Taiwan, so no register count exists. Dental hygienist is not a separate licensed category in the clinic personnel dataset columns reviewed. Confirmed 2026-11-09: also absent from MOHW table 1.7 (end-2025) and table 1.4 (licences issued);… (record)
- DSO share of dental clinics (%): not_published. No ownership-form split of dental clinics is published. MOHW table 1.6 splits clinics public/non-public only (dental: 1 public, 7,127 non-public). Chain/corporate dental groups exist but no official count. (record)
- Implant procedures annual: gap. Searched NHIA annual report, MOHW statistics tables and web search (2026-11-09). Implants are self-pay and not billed to NHI, so insurer claims give no count; no MOHW or association national count found. Implant makers and TDA surveys not accessible. (record)
- Clear aligner cases annual: gap. Orthodontics is self-pay in Taiwan (not billed to NHI), so no insurer data. Align Technology filings report APAC totals only; no Taiwan figure from a primary source was found. (record)
- Self-pay share of dental spend (%): blocked_source. MOHW National Health Expenditure report for 2023 exists (published Feb 2025) but the PDF link returned 404 and the dental-by-financing split was not located. Known: NHI dental outpatient global budget 2024 = NT$52.037 billion (payer budget only). (record)
- Total dental spend (US$): not_published. Only the NHI dental outpatient budget (NT$52.037 billion, 2024) is public; total dental spending including self-pay (implants, orthodontics, dentures, cosmetic) is not published in sources fetched. Not converted to USD to avoid presenting a payer budget as total spend. See Proposed metrics. (record)
- Intraoral scanners installed: not_published. No national census of intraoral scanner installed units exists in MOHW/TFDA/TDA public statistics reviewed; only vendor-confidential data. MOHW table 1.6 (hazardous medical equipment counts is table 1.1, not reviewed for dental devices). (record)
- Chairside cadcam installed base: not_published. No national census of chairside CAD/CAM system installed units exists in MOHW/TFDA/TDA public statistics reviewed; only vendor-confidential data. MOHW table 1.6 (hazardous medical equipment counts is table 1.1, not reviewed for dental devices). (record)
- Dental 3d printer installed base: not_published. No national census of dental 3D printer installed units exists in MOHW/TFDA/TDA public statistics reviewed; only vendor-confidential data. MOHW table 1.6 (hazardous medical equipment counts is table 1.1, not reviewed for dental devices). (record)
- Adult OSA prevalence (%): gap. Chou et al. 2023 report 69.5% OSAS in 1,372 ENT-clinic patients aged 30-70 (home sleep test) - a referred clinical sample, not population prevalence, so not recorded. A modelled national estimate (23.6% for ages 30-69, Benjafield et al.) was seen only inside a secondary snippet and was not fetched; and a 2.6% older… (record)
- Oral appliance reimbursement: gap. No NHI payment item for mandibular advancement / oral appliances for sleep apnea found in NHIA annual report or fee-schedule dental chapter skimmed; only trade-press says NHI covers surgery. Not verified against NHI medical-service payment standard (non-dental chapters, device codes). Treat as unknown, probable… (record)
Data notes
Series breaks: a change in source or definition inside a series. A jump across a break is never growth.
No series breaks documented.
Desk notes on gaps
Writer: TW data desk. Files: data/facts/TW.yaml (30 records: 18 with a value, 12 documented nulls), data/sources.d/TW.yaml (9 sources). Validator: PASS.
Tier-1 coverage
| Metric | Status | Record(s) | One-line reason / caveat |
|---|---|---|---|
| population | filled | tw.population.2025, 2025-x | 23,299,132; MOI API sum and MOHW table 1.7 agree |
| gdp_per_capita_usd | filled | tw.gdp_per_capita_usd.2025 | US$39,515 (DGBAS, revised, Oct 2026 release) |
| dentists_total | filled, definition caveat | tw.dentists_total.2025 | 16,968 is practising-in-institutions; cumulative licensed count not published in anything fetched (grade B) |
| dentists_practising | filled | tw.dentists_practising.2025 | 16,968 reported, MOHW table 1.7 (grade A) |
| dentists_per_100k | filled | 2025, 2025-x | 72.8 / 72.83 |
| dental_hygienists_total | null (documented) | 2025, 2018 | Not a licensed category in Taiwan; Oral Hygiene Personnel Act only a draft; dental assistants unlicensed |
| dental_technicians_total | filled | 2025-x (1,981), 2025 (238 floor) | 牙體技術師 practising in institutions; excludes 798 trainees |
| dental_graduates_annual | filled | tw.dental_graduates_annual.2025 | 418 (AY2024/25), derived from MOE sdata.csv, cross-checked with graduatesc.csv |
| dental_schools_total | filled | 2025 (7), 2018 (8) | 7 bachelor 牙醫學系 programmes in MOE data; older MOHW statement said 8, unreconciled |
| dental_clinics_total | filled | 2025-x (7,128), 2025 (7,148 proxy) | MOHW table 1.6 exact count |
| hospitals_with_dental_dept | proxy only | tw.hospitals_with_dental_dept.2025 | 188 hospitals list 牙醫一般科 (lower bound; township aggregates cannot be unioned). Confidence low |
| dental_public_coverage | filled | 2024, 2020 | NT$50 flat copay, covered services, denture exclusion |
Tier-2 scan
| Metric | Result |
|---|---|
| implant_procedures_annual | null. Self-pay, not billed to NHI; no national count |
| clear_aligner_cases_annual | null. Self-pay; vendor data only |
| self_pay_share_of_dental_spend_pct | null. MOHW National Health Expenditure (NHE) report exists but PDF link 404; dental split not located |
| dental_spend_total_usd | null. Only NHI dental outpatient budget known: NT$52.037 billion (2024), a payer budget, not total spend |
| ios / chairside CAD/CAM / 3D printer installed base | null. No census |
| dso_clinic_share_pct | null. Only public/non-public split (1 / 7,127) |
| osa_prevalence_adult_pct | null. Only a clinic-referred cohort (Chou 2023, 69.5%, n=1,372) found; not population-based. A modelled 23.6% (ages 30-69) was seen only in a secondary snippet and not fetched |
| oral_appliance_reimbursement | null. No NHI item found; unverified; probable self-pay |
What a paid or industry source could fill
- Implants, aligners, IOS, CAD/CAM, 3D printers, DSO share: vendor or distributor panels (Straumann, Osstem, Align, 3Shape, Medit), or a TDA-backed member survey. Do not buy modelled market reports.
- Total dental spend and self-pay share: MOHW NHE report tables (free; needs the working PDF link or STIS system query).
- Licensed (not practising) dentists: MOHW 醫事司 licence register totals or 考選部 cumulative pass counts.
Proposed metrics
nhi_dental_budget_ntd(NT$ billion): NHI dental outpatient global budget, 52.037 in 2024; the 2024 growth over 2023 was 2.436%.dental_licences_issued_annual(persons): MOHW table 1.4, dentists licensed per year: 479 in 2025, 464 in 2024, 442 in 2023; includes foreign-trained.ios_penetration_pct_of_dentistsanddental_spend_total_local(NT$): no Taiwan figure found.dental_assistants_estimate(persons): proposals cite 15,000-30,000 needed (legislator claim in udn); not usable.dental_clinics_per_100k: derive from clinics 7,128 and population.
Decisions for the project owner
- Accept
dentists_total= practising headcount (grade B) for Taiwan, or hold it null until a licence-register total is found? - Dental schools: publish 7 (MOE bachelor programmes) and footnote MOHW's older 8?
- Hygienists: publish as null with the explanation (recommended) — the legislative status (July 2026 hearing per trade press) should be checked on an official Legislative Yuan page before any brief mentions it.
- Superseded proxies (7,148 clinics, 238 technicians) stay as legacy records; confirm the site should display the newer
-xrecords as headline. - Conflict-of-interest disclosure is required on any page using the OSA / oral-appliance / aligner rows.
Access notes
nhi.gov.tw HTML pages return HTTP 403 to automated fetches; PDFs under media.nhi.gov.tw and www.nhi.gov.tw/en/dl-*.pdf download fine. mohw.gov.tw pages download with a browser User-Agent. MOHW licences on these files were not read (status unverified); MOE and MOEX data.gov.tw pages list Government Open Data License v1.
Sources
- Clinic personnel statistics open dataset, ROC year 114 (2025) (Department of Statistics, Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), Taiwan)
- Clinic specialty statistics open dataset, ROC year 114 (2025) (Department of Statistics, MOHW, Taiwan)
- Medical institution status open datasets (index) (Department of Statistics, MOHW, Taiwan)
- Hospital personnel statistics open dataset, ROC year 114 (2025) (Department of Statistics, MOHW, Taiwan)
- Hospital specialty statistics open dataset, ROC year 114 (2025) (Department of Statistics, MOHW, Taiwan)
- Household registration population statistics, open data API ODRP019 (ROC year 114) (Department of Household Registration, Ministry of the Interior (MOI), Taiwan)
- MOHW public-service statistics table 1.7: practising medical personnel in institutions and per 10,000 population, by county/city, end of ROC 114 (2025) (Department of Statistics, MOHW, Taiwan)
- MOHW public-service statistics table 1.6: number of hospitals and clinics, beds, by year; end of ROC 114 (2025) (Department of Statistics, MOHW, Taiwan)
- DGBAS national income news release, 30 Oct 2026: key economic indicators incl. per-capita GDP (Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS, 行政院主計總處), Taiwan)
- MOE open data: university/college profile by school and department (students, teachers, previous-year graduates), file sdata.csv (Department of Statistics, Ministry of Education (MOE), Taiwan)
- NHI Annual Report 2023-2024 (全民健康保險年報) (National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), MOHW, Taiwan)
- Handbook of Taiwan's National Health Insurance 2020-2021 (National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA), MOHW, Taiwan)
- MOHW press statement on the draft Oral Hygiene Personnel Act (口腔衛生人員法草案), 12 Mar 2018 (Department of Mental and Oral Health, MOHW, Taiwan)
- MOHW press release approving 2024 NHI global budget incl. dental outpatient budget (MOHW, Taiwan)
- Chou et al. 2023, Prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea using home sleep test in Taiwan, Nature and Science of Sleep 15:1107-1116 (Dove Medical Press (peer-reviewed journal))
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