What are the changing needs of contemporary dentists?

Let me share with you the need of modern dentists. Under the background of rapid development of the oral medical industry, changes in population structure and consumption upgrading, it presents diversified characteristics, covering changes in professional skills, industry trends, career development and other dimensions. What are the changes in the needs of contemporary dentists?

1. Contemporary dentists need to have core clinical operation capabilities
   Be able to have independent diagnosis and treatment techniques: need to master the diagnosis and treatment skills of common diseases such as caries, periodontal disease, pulpitis, as well as complex oral technical operations such as dental implants, orthodontics, and root canal treatment.
   Future oral digital technology applications: such as digital guides, intraoral scanners, CAD/CAM systems, etc., to improve the accuracy of oral diagnosis and treatment, especially in the fields of implants and orthodontics.
   Have the ability to first aid and oral surgery: deal with emergencies (such as maxillofacial trauma, infection) and complex operations (such as impacted wisdom teeth extraction).
2. Contemporary dentists need to have interdisciplinary knowledge reserves
   Need to have basic medical (anatomy, pathology) and clinical medicine (internal medicine, surgery) knowledge to deal with the relationship between systemic diseases and oral problems.
   Understand legal and ethical standards to ensure compliance with diagnosis and treatment.
3. Contemporary dentists have good communication and patient management skills
   Effective communication is required to explain treatment plans and relieve patient anxiety, especially in pediatric dentistry and psychological care.
   Cross-cultural communication skills to adapt to the differentiated needs of patients from different backgrounds. With the increase in the number of countries along the Belt and Road and China’s more relaxed entry policy, it is an inevitable trend for foreign friends to come to China for dental consumption in the future, so being able to communicate with different customers in English or more minority languages ​​will have a larger oral market space.
4. Demand driven by development trends in the oral industry
5. China’s aging population and consumption upgrade in the oral market
   Aging has increased the demand for dental implants (the rate of missing teeth for people over 65 years old is 90%), and the orthodontic penetration rate of young groups has increased to 18%, driving the demand for specialized services.
   The consumption upgrade in the oral market has driven the growth of high-end services (such as invisible correction and aesthetic restoration), requiring doctors to master high value-added technologies.
6. Oral digitalization and technological innovation

• The popularization of dental equipment such as electronic dental equipment (digital X-ray, 3D oral scanning, 3D printing), requires dentists to have operation and data analysis capabilities.
  The application of remote diagnosis and treatment and smart devices (such as the Internet of Things) promotes the transformation of service models.

1. China’s medical policies and market expansion
   National policy support (such as the inclusion of children’s pit and fissure sealing in public health services) expands basic medical needs.
   The rapid development of private clinics (more than 120,000 in 2023) requires doctors to adapt to chain operations or self-employment models.
   III. Challenges and opportunities for oral career development
2. Scarcity of oral talents and high-value market positioning
   The ratio of oral doctors to population in China is only 1:33,000, which is much lower than that in developed countries (such as 1:1,600 in the United States), and there is a significant talent gap.
   The cost of training an excellent orthodontist exceeds 2 million yuan, but the annual profit can reach tens of millions, and the potential for career returns is great.
3. Oral Continuing Education and Training Path
   Basic dentists need to go through 5 years of undergraduate education + 3 years of regular training + 2-3 years of specialist training. Academic advancement is a prerequisite for promotion to tertiary hospitals.
   Oral doctors need to continue learning to keep up with new technologies (such as laser treatment and chemotherapy in oral cancer).
4. Competition and risks in the oral industry
   Currently, 80% of private chain institutions in China are losing money, and dentists need to have both clinical and management capabilities to cope with market fluctuations.
   The low-price competition and reputation maintenance in the oral market conflict, and it is necessary to balance service quality and operating costs.
   Modern dentists need to have clinical technology, digital capabilities, management awareness and continuous learning motivation to cope with the opportunities and challenges brought about by changes in population structure, technological progress and market expansion. Although the career path is strict, it is still a golden track with high returns and high social value under the surge in demand and policy support. The Chinese dental market also hopes that more excellent dentists will participate in the construction so that Chinese people can achieve the goal of having 20 teeth at the age of 80.
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