Hello everyone.
Today I would like to introduce you to Japanese "dentists".
Earlier, I heard from an American friend that Japanese and American dentists are quite different. I hope the people who read this article have new discoveries.
Is Japanese dental treatment technology lagging behind?
I'm not a medical expert, so I don't know the details, but many Japanese dentists feel that there is a big difference in treatment technology from the United States. First of all, there are overwhelmingly many high-tech devices in the United States, and of course there are many engineers who can master them, so it seems that they think this way. However, it cannot be said that it is correct. I found an article that wrote such a thing, but the article was two to three years ago, and now the number of devices and engineers is increasing and the difference is closing. Currently, Japanese dentists are not at a low level.
There are too many dentists in Japan! !!
How many dental clinics do you think there are in Japan? 1,000? 5,000? 10,000?
The answer is…
About 68,000
Some people may wonder, "Is this a lot?" Here's a question. Have you ever been to Japan? I'm sure anyone who has been to Japan has seen a convenience store. Convenience stores that are sure to be found in urban areas and rural areas of Japan. Let's say you went out in Japan for an hour. You can walk in the city or drive in the countryside. It is almost impossible not to see a convenience store at that time. Is it an area that is becoming a ghost town due to a remarkable population decline, or is it an area left behind in the times? That's all for convenience stores, but how many convenience stores do you think are everywhere? There are about 55,000 convenience stores in Japan. In other words, there are more dental clinics than convenience stores in Japan today.
There are advantages and disadvantages to the large number.
Merit
・ Because there are many, there are many competitors and the price is low.
・ When you want to treat your teeth, the dentist can choose as much as you want, and if you find a hospital where you can make an appointment, you can treat it in the near future.
・ Since there are many clinics, patients can be dispersed and each person can take a long time for treatment.
Demerit
・ There are hits and misses in each clinic. To be honest, there are not many doctors but poor skills.
・ After all, the hospitals of good doctors are always crowded.
・ Since there are many small hospitals, it is often recommended to go to a large hospital for treatment that requires surgery.
Isn't the treatment cost cheap for Japanese dentists?
This was swayed by an American friend,
"It's okay for dentists to be cheap in Japan! I go to dentists once every three weeks!"
What? When I heard this, I thought, "Seriously? Are you going so much?" My Japanese friends don't go to the dentist so much. At most once every few months is a good place. After that, I go when I get sick. When I thought I was very nervous, I was told about the cost of treatment. $ 300 for caries treatment in the US? ?? ?? Is it ¥ 30,000 in Japan? you're kidding? too high!
So, I would like to introduce the average price of treatment costs at Japanese dentists. It's just an average, so it's not necessarily this price. The price you can put here is when you apply insurance. In Japan, it is mandatory to take out national insurance, so most people are treated at this price. After that, there is a fee for the hospital you go to for the first time, and the price will change depending on the treatment content, the number of times you have to go to the hospital, and the prescribed medicine, so please read it for reference only.
Japanese dental treatment market price (when the average price is $ 1 = ¥ 100)
Caries (initial stage) ¥ 1,000-2,000 $ 10-20
Caries (when sharpening teeth) ¥ 2,000-3,000 ＄ 20-30
Caries (severe) ¥ 4,000 ~ $ 40 ~
Stuffing (silver teeth) ¥ 2000 ~ $ 20
Stuffing (ceramic) ¥ 35,000 ~ $ 350 ~
X-ray (small) ¥ 500 ＄5
X-ray (large) ¥ 4,000 ~ $ 40
Wisdom tooth extraction ¥ 1,500-5,000 $ 15-50
Etc
Is it like this? If you're curious about the cost of other dental treatments, check it out. The small size of an X-ray means that it is partially photographed. Large is for the entire mouth or for a wider area. When it comes to dental caries treatment, I think the market price is about 3,000 to 4,000 yen for a single treatment, which is a medical examination fee + X-ray + treatment fee + medicine = ¥ 3,000-4,000. Of course, if insurance is applied.
By the way, I had a wisdom tooth extraction this year. The amount at that time is also listed. I don't remember clearly, but it looks like this.
Wisdom tooth extraction ¥ 1,500
X-ray ¥ 500
Examination fee ¥ 500
Medicine fee (for 5 days) ¥ 800
Total ¥ 3,300 $ 33 (insurance price)
The first time is like this. After that, I went to the hospital several times for follow-up and additional medicine, but the total did not exceed 10,000 yen ($ 100).
Also, just "dental examination" and "orthodontics" are not covered by insurance. Therefore, it costs about ¥ 4,000 ($ 40) for a medical examination alone, and it may cost about ¥ 1,000,000 ($ 10,000) if you want to force all the teeth to be aligned, so be careful.
Please note that even with other treatments, if you do not have insurance, the price will be about 3 to 4 times higher. ... I thought I wrote it, but Japanese insurance is excellent. Surprisingly.
This time it ends like this.
By the way, even travelers will be covered by insurance depending on the "travel insurance". If you are interested, check it out.
If you work as a full-time employee in Japan, you should be able to take out insurance even if you are not Japanese. I think I had insurance for my part-time job, but I forgot.
There are many dentists in Japan. I was surprised too.
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