An analysis of the regional distribution of dentists and dental clinics as well as influencing factors

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23593095
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Social dentistry
• Research Institution: Chiba Prefectural University of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: OKAWA Yoshikazu 千葉県立保健医療大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (20211097)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): HIRATA Soichiro 東京歯科大学, 社会歯科学講座 (90433929)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HIRATA Yukio 神奈川歯科大学大学院, 社会歯科学講座 (10139579) ; NASU Ikuo 日本大学松戸歯学部, 公衆予防歯科学講座 (80112952)
• Project Period (FY): 2011-04-28 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 歯科医師 / 歯科医療施設 / 歯科診療所 / 臨床研修歯科医師 / 人口 / 地域偏在 / 就業地

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study was conducted to examine changes in the regional disparity of the number of dental clinics. Although there was a decrease in the regional disparity during the ten years between 2000 and 2010, there were no dental clinics in 21% of the municipalities with a population of less than 5,000, and the percentage has remained constant since 2000. The ratio of orthodontists and other specialized dentists in urban areas to those in other areas was higher, compared to that of general dentists. A questionnaire survey was conducted involving dentists undergoing clinical training, and the rate of dentists who preferred medium-scale cities as their workplace was high. This may be associated with the population sizes of areas they are from.

Free Research Field

口腔衛生学