Insufficient measures to address the shortage of dental hygienists and increase in dental checkups
First written in FY2023-Q3. 4 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-08-12.
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- FY2025WorsenedAnnual report
「However, in the dental industry, the shortage of dental hygienists has expanded to approximately 40%, periodontal disease specialists remain scarce at just 1.2%, and only 19.0% of demand for home-visit dental care is being met, among a host of other challenges.」
The company states that the shortage of dental hygienists is approximately 40%, periodontal disease specialists account for 1.2%, and only 19.0% of demand for home-visit dental care is being met, presenting the longstanding shortages of personnel and preventive care as serious social challenges supported by multiple figures. - FY2025-H1WorsenedAnnual report
「Given social issues including shortages of healthcare personnel, particularly dental hygienists, a hyper-aged society and rising expenses, it is difficult not to be concerned about the future of the dental industry.」
In addition to shortages of dental hygienists and other healthcare personnel, the company cites the hyper-aged society and rising expenses, positioning the previously existing personnel-shortage issue as a more serious social challenge. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「Social issues including shortages of healthcare personnel, particularly dental hygienists, and shortages of periodontal disease specialists」
The company continues to recognize shortages of dental hygienists and periodontal disease specialists as social issues and positions them as the background to its AI and voice-enabled products and periodontal disease prevention initiatives. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In light of the introduction of a universal dental checkup system, the company enables the social issue of the shortage of dental hygienists to be addressed and achieves significant time savings through the automatic calculation of specialized examination items related to periodontal disease treatment」
The company continues to identify the shortage of dental hygienists as a social issue and describes it as the background to the response provided by the AI and voice-enabled periodontal examination system. - FY2023-Q3First statedAnnual report
「The company is working to address the social issue of the shortage of dental hygienists and the insufficient response to the increase in patient examinations.」
The company itself identifies the shortage of dental hygienists as a social issue and the insufficient response to the increase in patient examinations as a challenge, citing these as the background to the development of P-Voice.