ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Japan's Dental Care Facing Population Aging: How Universal Coverage Responds to the Changing Needs of the Elderly.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults.BMC oral health · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Oral Health Promotion under the 8020 Campaign in Japan-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Bibliometric Analysis of Research Trends and Knowledge Structure in Oral Frailty.Gerodontology · 2026Review
- Oral Frailty and Social Frailty Among Older Japanese.Gerodontology · 2026Article
- Oral health status and associated factors among rural older adults in China using a 3D intraoral scanner: a population-based cross-sectional study in four provinces.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Structural Embedding of Oral Health Within Pooled Universal Coverage Mechanisms: Where Are We in 2026?Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Oral Frailty, Dental Visits, and Healthy Life Expectancy: A 6-Year Prospective Cohort Among Japanese Older Adults.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2025Article
- Changes in the Utilization of Outpatient and Visiting Dental Care and Per-attendance Care Cost by Age Groups During COVID-19 Pandemic Waves in Japan: A Time-series Analysis From the LIFE Study.Journal of epidemiology · 2024Article
- Oral health approach in universal health coverage.BMC public health · 2024Review
- Indicators of integrating oral health care within universal health coverage and general health care in low-, middle-, and high-income countries: a scoping review.BMC oral health · 2023Article
- Comprehensive Assessment of the Universal Healthcare System in Dentistry Japan: A Retrospective Observational Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Hypothetical Model of How a Clinical Remount Procedure Benefits Patients with Existing Dentures: A Narrative Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Factors Affecting Dietary Improvements in Elderly Residents of Long-Term Care Institutions Receiving Domiciliary Dental Care.Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
Although universal health coverage (UHC) is pursued by many countries, not all countries with UHC include dental care in their benefits. Japan, with its long-held tradition of UHC, covers dental care as an essential benefit, and the majority of dental care services are provided to all patients with minimal copayment. Being under UHC, the scope of services as well as prices are regulated by the uniform fee schedule, and dentists submit claims according to the uniform format and fee schedule. The author analyzed the publicly available dental health insurance claims data as well as a sampling survey on dental hygiene to illustrate how Japan's dental care is responding to the challenges from population aging. A marked improvement was found in dental health status in the elderly population as measured by improved tooth-specific survival. The improvement may be attributable to the universal coverage of dental care, as evidenced by the steady increase in home visits by dentists/dental hygienists as well as home oral rehabilitation services.
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