Table 1.
The prefectural characteristics in FY2016 and FY2018.
| Fiscal Year | FY 2016 | FY 2018 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prefectural Characteristics | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max | Mean | Std. Dev. | Min | Max |
| SCR of total number of receipts | 94.53 | 10.28 | 71.24 | 118.52 | 94.30 | 9.98 | 70.49 | 116.87 |
| Number of dentists § | 2160.7 | 2756.4 | 340 | 16,107 | 2165.5 | 2757.0 | 341 | 16,023 |
| Number of dental hygienist | 2634.7 | 2453.7 | 698 | 12,952 | 2821.9 | 2638.7 | 734 | 13,720 |
| Number of dental technician | 737.0 | 581.0 | 236 | 3013 | 733.4 | 594.7 | 230 | 3130 |
| Number of dental laboratory | 444.8 | 408.9 | 73 | 1846 | 446.9 | 407.1 | 78 | 1808 |
| Number of dental clinics | 1467.0 | 1855.0 | 257 | 10,658 | 1460.0 | 1854.0 | 260 | 10,672 |
| Prefectural income (JY) | 9,043,117 | 12,300,000 | 1,350,373 | 73,600,000 | 9,295,932 | 12,600,000 | 1,409,584 | 74,800,000 |
| Prefectural population | 2,700,697 | 2,742,348 | 569,554 | 13,600,000 | 2,690,280 | 2,766,906 | 560,397 | 13,800,000 |
| (Per 1000 people) | ||||||||
| Dentists | 0.73 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 1.18 | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.55 | 1.16 |
| Dental hygienist | 1.06 | 0.22 | 0.67 | 1.60 | 1.13 | 0.23 | 0.73 | 1.68 |
| Dental technician | 0.32 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.61 | 0.3 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.62 |
| Dental laboratory | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.25 |
| Dental clinics | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.38 | 0.77 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.39 | 0.77 |
| Prefectural income per capita Ψ | 2.92 | 0.48 | 2.37 | 5.40 | 3.03 | 0.47 | 2.47 | 5.41 |
FY: fiscal year, Std. Dev.: standard deviation, SCR: Standardized Claim Ratio, JY: Japanese yen, §: dentists in practice at healthcare facilities, Ψ: million JY.