Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in Japan
Although national dental care expenditure has not changed, the number of dental clinics has increased. Mass media has been reporting on the financial difficulties of dental clinics. To address this issue, we reviewed articles that showed the distribution and changes in net income, that is, total exp...
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| description | Although national dental care expenditure has not changed, the number of dental clinics has increased. Mass media has been reporting on the financial difficulties of dental clinics. To address this issue, we reviewed articles that showed the distribution and changes in net income, that is, total expenses subtracted from total income, of private dental clinics in Japan using data from a survey conducted by the Japan Dental Association. We also reviewed articles analyzing the factors relating to the net income. The results of the articles showed that distribution of net income has become positively skewed, with the mean dragged to the right by a few high scores. This means that the median is more appropriate than the mean as a measure of central tendency of net income. Factors relating to net income of private dental clinics have changed: private dental clinics that were opened after 1989 (new) and had dental hygienists, who may conduct dental maintenance, had high net income, suggesting that they are well-managed or having a different type of patient mix in recent years. These analyses provide important and useful information for not only better management of private dental clinics but also policy-making in dental health care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-288d4dc025804bedbf5e56ad06ff60522022-12-21T20:14:06ZengElsevierJapanese Dental Science Review1882-76162013-08-0149310010510.1016/j.jdsr.2013.04.002Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in JapanMidori Tsuneishi0Tatsuo Yamamoto1Takuo Ishii2Japan Dental Association Research Institute, Kudankita 4-1-20, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, JapanDepartment of Dental Sociology, Kanagawa Dental University Graduate School of Dentistry, Inaoka-cho 82, Yokosuka, Kanagawa 238-8580, JapanJapan Dental Association Research Institute, Kudankita 4-1-20, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, JapanAlthough national dental care expenditure has not changed, the number of dental clinics has increased. Mass media has been reporting on the financial difficulties of dental clinics. To address this issue, we reviewed articles that showed the distribution and changes in net income, that is, total expenses subtracted from total income, of private dental clinics in Japan using data from a survey conducted by the Japan Dental Association. We also reviewed articles analyzing the factors relating to the net income. The results of the articles showed that distribution of net income has become positively skewed, with the mean dragged to the right by a few high scores. This means that the median is more appropriate than the mean as a measure of central tendency of net income. Factors relating to net income of private dental clinics have changed: private dental clinics that were opened after 1989 (new) and had dental hygienists, who may conduct dental maintenance, had high net income, suggesting that they are well-managed or having a different type of patient mix in recent years. These analyses provide important and useful information for not only better management of private dental clinics but also policy-making in dental health care.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1882761613000392Net incomePrivate dental clinicsJapan |
| spellingShingle | Midori Tsuneishi Tatsuo Yamamoto Takuo Ishii Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in Japan Japanese Dental Science Review Net income Private dental clinics Japan |
| title | Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in Japan |
| title_full | Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in Japan |
| title_fullStr | Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in Japan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in Japan |
| title_short | Income and expenditure in private dental clinics in Japan |
| title_sort | income and expenditure in private dental clinics in japan |
| topic | Net income Private dental clinics Japan |
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