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Japanese Dentists Get Poor Remuneration at an Endodontic Treatment

Last time, I wrote about root canal irrigation and its importance. After that, I wanted to write something else about root canal irrigation in Japan.

I think, it seems that the step of root canal cleaning is not considered too important among Japanese dentists.

It seems that a combination of it and sodium hypochlorite solution is still being used in Japan. The number of doctors who use EDTA as irrigants for root canal cleaning may still be in the minority. It just is said that we are still behind the global standard of endodontics.

However, I feel that few doctors are interested in root canal treatment. I think one of the main reasons is the low remuneration for root canal treatment.


For example, the above image is my clinical case of root canal obturation at #42 and then I got about 40$ a remuneration. I always wonder if the remuneration for root canal treatment is a little low. In Japan, we have national health insurance, which means that patients pay much less at the counter.


Dear foreign dentists, how much do your remuneration for root canal treatment?

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