Research on International Competitiveness and Import Surplus in theDental Field

本研究旨在通过调查牙科产品的国际销售现状和国际竞争力程度，了解日本牙科在全球市场上的现状。结果表明，在国内外都有需求且需要巨额研发费用的领域，如牙种植体材料和应用行业技术的牙科实验室CAD/CAM设备等，进口依存度和进口顺差额都要高得多。日本的牙科行业已经落后于公司规模扩大的趋势和全球数字化趋势。日本牙科产业能否经受住TPP带来的市场开放将是一个大问题。

The present study aims to understand the current situation of Japan dentistry in the global market by investigating the current status of international distribution of dental products and the degree of international competiveness. The results show that in the areas where both domestic and abroad demand is expected and required huge research and development expenses, such as dental implant materials and CAD/CAM equipment for dental lab that applies the industry technology, etc., dependence on imports and import surplus amount are much higher. Dental industry in Japan has been left behind on the trend of increasing size of the company and the digitized tendency worldwide. It will be a big issue whether Japan dental industry can withstand the market opening by TPP.