DYM dental chair manufacturer shares with you the analysis of China’s population, eating habits, GDP and dental market prospects

I: China’s population and eating habits

Population size: As of the end of 2024, China’s total population is 1.408 billion, a decrease of 1.39 million from the previous year, and the aging process is accelerating (the proportion of people over 65 years old exceeds 14%). The working-age population (15-64 years old) accounts for 68%, but the dental caries problem of children and adolescents is prominent. The dental caries rate of 5-year-old children’s deciduous teeth is 71.9%, and the average number of cavities per person is 4.24.

Dietary characteristics: High carbohydrates (rice, pasta) and sugary snacks are widely consumed, resulting in a high dental caries rate. The fourth national oral health survey showed that the dental caries rate of permanent teeth in 12-year-old children was 34.5%, the dental calculus detection rate of adults aged 35-44 was 96.7%, and the prevalence of periodontal disease exceeded 80%.

2. China’s GDP and economic environment

Economic scale: In 2024, the total GDP will reach 131 trillion yuan (about 18.2 trillion US dollars), and the per capita GDP will be about 12,700 US dollars. The oral medical market size reached 164.6 billion yuan, and it is expected to exceed 220 billion yuan in 2030, with an annual compound growth rate of more than 12%.

-Consumption upgrade: The annual oral expenditure of the middle class exceeds 5,000 yuan, aesthetic restoration (such as invisible correction, teeth whitening) accounts for 45% of consumption, and the unit price of high-end implants exceeds 50,000 yuan.

3: China’s dental clinics and medical resources

Number of clinics: By the end of 2024, there will be 135,000 oral medical institutions nationwide, of which private clinics account for more than 80%, and chain brands such as Tongce Medical and Baibo Dental cover major cities. Primary medical resources are unevenly distributed, with only 2-3 dentists per 100,000 people in rural areas.

Model innovation: The penetration rate of digital diagnosis and treatment will increase from 18% in 2020 to 51% in 2024, the accuracy of AI image diagnosis will reach 97%, and the efficiency of 3D printed denture processing will increase by 300%. The sales of home care products (such as electric toothbrushes and water flossers) will increase by 30% year-on-year.

IV: China’s largest dental hospitals and institutions

Specialty benchmark: Peking University Stomatological Hospital is the largest dental specialty hospital in the world, with 807 treatment chairs and 173 beds, serving more than 2.09 million patients annually, covering all fields such as implants, orthodontics, and restorations.

General Hospital Dental Department: The Stomatology Department of the General Hospital of the People’s Liberation Army (301 Hospital) is the largest in the general hospital, equipped with 150 internationally advanced treatment tables, with an annual outpatient volume of 240,000, and undertakes high-end medical and scientific research tasks.

Regional leader: The Stomatology Department of West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University and the Stomatology Department of the Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine occupy an important position in the southwest and east China, with an annual number of more than one million patients.

5: Import and local manufacturing of dental equipment in China

Import scale: In 2024, the import value of dental equipment will be about US$870 million, of which implant systems account for 34.5% (US$300 million), CAD/CAM digital equipment accounts for 19.5% (US$170 million), and dental mobile phones account for 15% (US$130 million). 70% of high-end equipment (such as laser therapy devices and implant navigation systems) rely on imports.

Main imported equipment:

Implant systems: Swiss and Korean brands dominate the high-end market, with imports of US$300 million in 2024, accounting for 34.5% of total equipment imports.

CAD/CAM digital equipment: used for invisible correction and implant design, with an import value of US$170 million, and the domestic substitution rate increased to 43%.

Dental mobile phones: core equipment for basic treatment, with an import value of US$130 million, and the self-sufficiency rate of domestic grassroots equipment reached 60%.

Progress in local manufacturing: The localization rate of implants increased from 15% to 45%, and the domestic market share of invisible braces exceeded 60%. Jiangsu “Yangtze River Delta Dental Valley” and other industrial clusters promote the application of technologies such as 3D printing and AI diagnosis.

Six: Development prospects and trends of China’s oral industry

Policy support: The centralized procurement policy for dental implants will drive the terminal price down by 40%-60%. The number of implants will exceed 6.3 million in 2024 and is expected to reach 12 million in 2030.

Technological innovation: AI-assisted diagnosis, 5G remote calibration, 3D printing implant guides and other technologies are popularized. The market size of dental 3D printing is expected to exceed 50 billion yuan in 2025.

Consumption upgrade: The orthodontic penetration rate of Generation Z has increased to 28%, the market size of invisible braces has increased by 25% annually, and the demand for home care products has surged.

Market size: The compound growth rate from 2025 to 2030 is expected to be 12.26%, and the market size is expected to exceed 315.7 billion yuan in 2030, with the fastest growth in demand for dental implants and invisible corrections.

Challenges and opportunities:

Uneven resources: The medical coverage rate in the central and western regions is low, which needs to be compensated by mobile medical vehicles and remote diagnosis and treatment systems.

Technical barriers: High-end equipment relies on imports, but local companies have gradually broken through through technical cooperation (such as Huawei’s smart medical solutions).

Industry integration: It is estimated that 10,000 dental institutions will face elimination in 2025, and leading companies with full-chain integration capabilities will dominate the market.

China’s dental market is in a period of rapid development, with an aging population, consumption upgrades and technological innovation as core drivers. Despite the challenges of uneven resource distribution and dependence on imports for high-end equipment, policy support, accelerated domestic substitution and digital transformation (such as AI and 3D printing) will drive the industry’s continued growth. In the next five years, dental implants, invisible orthodontics and home care will become the main growth points. It is expected that the market size in 2030 will double that of 2025, becoming an important participant in the global dental industry chain.

China’s dental market has an annual demand for the expansion or replacement of dental chairs of about 150,000 units, and the prospects are very bright.

DYM Dental Chair is one of the president units of Foshan Dental Association. Its brand has 18 years of manufacturing experience. It currently has CE certification, ISO9001, ISO13485, high-tech enterprise technology unit, intellectual property demonstration unit, intellectual property standardization unit, etc. It is a one-stop supporting production of dental chairs, dental mobile phones, LED light curing machines, dental needles, oral endoscopes, negative pressure machines for dental rooms, oil-free air compressors, sewage treatment equipment, etc., so that the majority of dental hospitals can purchase various dental equipment efficiently and cost-effectively.

DYM dental chairs have been exported to the dental markets of various regions and countries such as South America, the Middle East, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa with excellent quality. With 18 years of quality assurance, 25 dental equipment production lines, and more than 30 CNC processing equipment, it can meet the different personalized needs of dental hospitals, dental hospitals, and dental schools with different delivery time.

The DYM dental chair factory is located in Foshan in the Pearl River Delta, with very convenient transportation. It is very convenient to the transportation port to ship goods. The warehouses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhongshan are all within 1-3 hours of transportation. The cost is controllable, and it is also conducive to high-standard dental equipment buyers to come to the factory to inspect the goods.