Comments on Keeping Pace in Japan: Dental Care in Japan

Having not been to a dentist in the English-speaki...

2008-01-15T10:12:00.000-06:00

Having not been to a dentist in the English-speaking world for 15 years or more, "gingivitis" is one of those words I've seen occasionally but had no idea what it meant until I saw the kanji for it here. Not that I knew the Japanese word though.

I'm paying €65 (about 10,000 yen) next week for a standard cleaning here in Germany. Japan sounds a lot better value for money (though here in

One of the things I mentioned to the dentist - the...

2008-01-11T21:07:50.965-06:00

One of the things I mentioned to the dentist - there's not always flouride in the drinking water here.

Japanese people seem to take care of their teeth w...

2008-01-11T10:35:00.000-06:00

Japanese people seem to take care of their teeth well brushing and flossing and yet I see so many Japanese with terrible teeth. I wonder why?

Definitely. It's just not something you think abo...

2008-01-10T18:07:01.846-06:00

Definitely. It's just not something you think about until an emergency crops up or you realize maintenance is due. I wish I had researched more of the resources in my area before it became a pressing issue.

I religiously go to the dentist every 6 months, as...

2008-01-10T11:52:00.000-06:00

I religiously go to the dentist every 6 months, as I'm super scared of what will happen if I don't. I've kept my US dentist, but now realize I'll have to make the big switch to a South African dentist (I prefer to keep an English-speaking doctor, even though my Portuguese is perfectly fluent). I'm also going to have to "switch" over all of my other doctors as well...

Perhaps this is a