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ATLAS DENTAL Special Edition IDS 2025

Markets in Europe and overseas /// Structures, challenges and opportunities

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ATLAS DENTAL Special Edition IDS 2025

The study examines important European markets in the dental healthcare industry and takes a look at trends and developments overseas. On 72 pages, ATLAS DENTAL offers a comprehensive comparison of These markets based on structural profiles, informative texts and illustrative.

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ATLAS DENTAL Special Edition IDS 2025

The study examines important European markets in the dental healthcare industry and takes a look at trends and developments overseas. On 72 pages, ATLAS DENTAL offers a comprehensive comparison of These markets based on structural profiles, informative texts and illustrative.

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2.11.2  Dentists/Practices

In 2022, there were 67,700 dental practices in Japan, 1,240 fewer than in 2016. In contrast, the number of registered dentists has been rising for years – from 92,870 in 2002 to over 107,000 in 2020.197 Over 88 % of dentists work in practices, just under 9 % in university clinics and around 3 % in hospitals. Since 2006, the number of dental hygienists has risen sharply (from around 87,000 to over 142,000), while the number of dental technicians has leveled off at around 35,000 between 2006 and 2020. As of the end of January 2024, there are 66,888 dental facilities in Japan, including 49,443 practices run by dentists and 16,798 so-called ”medical corporations” (investor-managed care centers), which are comparable to German MVZs. In 2022, medical corporations active in dentistry achieved an average turnover of around 111 million yen (around USD 844,000), which was significantly higher than that of practices run by dentists in private practice (just over 47 million yen or USD 357,500). The largest expenditure in dental practices was on salaries (around 27.8 million yen or USD 211,500), followed by dental materials (5.5 million yen). In 2022, dentists earned an average annual income (including bonuses) of around 6.46 million yen (around USD 49,100), while the directors of dental clinics earned over 15.15 million yen (around USD 115,250) per year. Dental hygienists only earn around 2.53 million yen (around USD 19,300).198

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