A survey on dental care and oral implantology in Beijing, China.
In this article, we present a survey on dental care and oral implantology in Beijing, China. The Chinese population comprises 1.2 billion or about 20% of the world's population. This survey shows: (i) there is a well-developed dental system in China, mostly operated by the Chinese government; (ii) in Beijing, there are 1328 dentists and oral surgeons and 515 special dental nurses working in dental departments of hospitals; (iii) about 2 million new patients visit the dentist every year; (iv) oral implantology is a new technology for the Chinese dentist and oral surgeon, as shown by the finding that in 1992, only 384 persons were treated with oral implants in a few hospitals in Beijing; however, most hospitals are interested in performing oral implantology in the near future; (v) imported implants are too expensive for Chinese patients, and therefore good qualified domestic implants and cheaper imported implants have a great market potential.
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Department of Biomaterials, Leiden University, School of Medicine, The Netherlands.
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de Groot
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D002681:China; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003753:Dental Health Surveys; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003796:Dental Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005250:Fees, Dental; D006801:Humans; D013515:Surgery, Oral / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce
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