Can someone tell me how many dental clinics there are in Japan?

Hello Jude05,  

According to a recent news article there are 67,000 dental clinics in Japan.

Excerpt:

?The disclosure program will apply to all hospitals and dental clinics
in Japan. According to government data, there were about 9,000
hospitals in Japan with more than 20 patient beds as of the end of
May, 99,000 medical facilities with 19 patient beds or less, and
67,000 dental clinics."

Kyodo News: August 21, 2006 
http://asia.news.yahoo.com/060821/kyodo/d8jkh29g1.html


According to a 2002 survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and
Welfare, there were  65,073 dental clinics in Japan.

Web Japan 
Health Care: Japan Fact Sheet
http://web-japan.org/factsheet/pdf/HEALTHCA.PDF


Dental Clinics in Japan (historical data)
2000      63,361
1995      58,407
1990      52,216
Government of Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr-75328e.html


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Bobbie7

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