Dental Care in Japan

Molly
2019.07.29
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Japan has a decent Dental care system; it might not always offer the latest dental treatment or technique in the world, but the care would be efficient. Comparing to Western culture, Japanese people do not care too much about having perfect straight teeth thus teeth-straightening/braces would be less common amongst people and it is not covered by regular medical insurances.

日本にほんにはよい歯医者はいしゃ医療いりょう制度せいどがあります。世界せかいの中なかでは、最新さいしんの治療ちりょうやテクニックではないですが、日常にちじょうのケアとしてはとてもよいでしょう。

ただし、歯はの矯正きょうせいやブレースなどは、医療保険いりょうほけんではカバーされません。

Accident & Emergency

Typically, large ER/A&E hospitals in cities have dental departments which would see emergency patients. However, it might be better to go see a local dentists before your symptom would become unbearable because a dental treatment often require to have several appointments to complete. An emergency dental procedure would normally be temporary and require to go back to see a dentist.

都市としの大おおきい ER / A＆E病院びょういんには、緊急きんきゅう患者かんじゃを診みる歯医者はいしゃがいます。

しかし、治療ちりょうを終了しゅうりょうするまでに、たくさんの予約よやくを必要ひつようとすることが多おおいため、症状しょうじょうが軽かるい時ときに地元じもとの歯医者はいしゃに相談そうだんしたほうがいいです。

Regular check up & treatments

People are able to make an appointment at the most of dentists. A regular dental check up would be partially covered by National Health Insurance or Employees’ Health Insurance but some dentists might not offer insurance covered check ups so you need to make sure with your dentists.

When you need dental treatments, you need to make sure that what kind of treatments you would need. Some of treatments are covered partially by National Health Insurance and Employees’ Health Insurance but majority of white colored fillings might not be covered by them at all. Similar rules would be applied for more advance treatments such as crowns and dentures. Therefore, it is important to do some researches and know what kind of treatments are available at your dentists and which one you want to have.

It is a good idea to look around and read some reviews of dentists near by or ask friends for recommendations. Sadly, not all the dentists in Japan would be nice and honest. It is common to hear stories of dentists who over charge for unnecessary treatments. They have to run their business as well, but to avoid this kind of problems, patients need to do their own research as well.

歯医者はいしゃに　行いくときは、予約よやくをすることができます。

治療ちりょうの中なかには、国民こくみん健康けんこう保険ほけんと社員しゃいんの健康けんこう保険ほけんで部分ぶぶん的てきにカバーされていないものもあります。

あなたが歯医者はいしゃで治療ちりょうするときは、治療方法ちりょうほうほう（必要ひつようなお金かね）を聞きいた方ほうがよいでしょう。

また、はじめて歯医者はいしゃに行いくときは、友ともだちに「どこの歯医者はいしゃがよいか？」聞きいてみてください。

悲かなしいことに、日本にほんのすべての歯医者はいしゃが素晴すばらしくて正直しょうじきであるというわけではありません。

不ふ必要ひつような治療ちりょうや過大かだいにお金かねを払はらうことを求もとめる歯医者はいしゃもいます。

Private Dental Care

It would be very hard to find a private dental care in Japan. Unlike some foreign countries that dental care is separated from medical care; Japanese National Health Insurance or Employees’ Health Insurance cover dental. Thus people would not need a private dental care. There are some plans which people are able to sign up via credit card subscriptions. However, people can not have pre-exiting conditions and it would be only valid from after 90 days from the signing up date.

日本にほんでは、プライベートで対応たいおうしてくれる歯医者はいしゃを見みつけるのはとてもむずかしいでしょう。

なぜなら、日本にほんの国民こくみん健康けんこう保険ほけんまたは健康けんこう保険ほけんが医療いりょうをカバーしているので、個人こじん的てきに対応たいおうしてくれる歯医者はいしゃを必要ひつようとしないからです。

Dental treatments could affect people for a long time; so you need to be careful about it. If you have a good dentists in your home country, it might be better to have check up before you leave. Due to scientific technological advancing, dentistry is consistently improving. Scientists are already able to grow a tooth from stem cells; so in the near future, we might not need tooth fillings anymore! But meanwhile, oral hygiene is very important for healthy life style, keep brushing and have regular check ups!

もし、自分じぶんの国くにによい歯医者はいしゃがいるならば、あなたが日本にほんにくる前まえに歯はのチェックをしたほうがよいかもしれません。

科学かがく技術ぎじゅつの進歩しんぽにより、歯学しがくはいつも進歩しんぽしています。科学かがく者しゃはすでに幹かん細胞さいぼうから歯はを成長せいちょうさせることができます。だから先々さきざき、私わたしたちは歯はのつめ物ものを必要ひつようとしないかもしれませんね。