[Dental Commute Time Survey] About 60% of Patients Who Travel More Than 30 Minutes One Way Experience 'Out-of-Pocket Treatment' - What is the 'Quality of Medical Care' Sought Beyond Distance?
A survey by Kizna Dental Clinic revealed that about 60% of patients who commute over 30 minutes one way for dental care have experienced out-of-pocket treatments, showing a tendency to seek high-quality care regardless of distance.
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In protecting dental health for a lifetime, finding a "family dental clinic" that suits you is a familiar theme faced by many people.
Therefore, to understand the relationship between the time spent commuting and the choice of dental clinics, "Medical Corporation Kizna Kizna Dental Clinic" (https://www.kizna-dc.com/) (Location: Kita-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; Director: Takafumi Mizuno), which emphasizes dialogue with patients and provides a wide range of dental care from preventive dentistry to aesthetic treatments, conducted a survey targeting 666 men and women aged 20 to 69 nationwide.
This survey revealed characteristic trends, such as that while many people choose nearby clinics that are easy to commute to, there is a large number of people with experience in "out-of-pocket treatments" among the demographic commuting to distant clinics.
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- While over half have a commute time of "less than 20 minutes one way," the group traveling "more than 30 minutes one way" exceeds 10%.
- About 60% of the demographic traveling more than 30 minutes one way has experienced "out-of-pocket treatments," which is about 1.7 times that of the under 20 minutes group.
- About 30% of those with out-of-pocket treatment experience desire "high-quality treatment even if it costs more," about 5.0 times that of those without experience.
*For details on the survey methodology, please refer to the "Survey Implementation Overview" at the end of this release.
Main Survey Results
1. Commute time to dental clinics is "less than 20 minutes one way" for 66.0%, while the group commuting to distant clinics "more than 30 minutes one way" is 14.3%.
Many people have a primary dental clinic, but how much time do they spend commuting to it? The following graph tallies the one-way travel time to the dental clinic usually visited.
The most common was "10 minutes to less than 20 minutes" at 36.7%, followed by "less than 10 minutes" at 29.3%. The total of both is 66.0%, showing that more than half choose a close clinic less than 20 minutes one way.
Looking at those who spend a long time, "30 minutes to less than 45 minutes" is 8.0%, "45 minutes to less than 1 hour" is 3.8%, and "1 hour or more" is 2.5%...
Therefore, to understand the relationship between the time spent commuting and the choice of dental clinics, "Medical Corporation Kizna Kizna Dental Clinic" (https://www.kizna-dc.com/) (Location: Kita-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture; Director: Takafumi Mizuno), which emphasizes dialogue with patients and provides a wide range of dental care from preventive dentistry to aesthetic treatments, conducted a survey targeting 666 men and women aged 20 to 69 nationwide.
This survey revealed characteristic trends, such as that while many people choose nearby clinics that are easy to commute to, there is a large number of people with experience in "out-of-pocket treatments" among the demographic commuting to distant clinics.
[TOPICS]
- While over half have a commute time of "less than 20 minutes one way," the group traveling "more than 30 minutes one way" exceeds 10%.
- About 60% of the demographic traveling more than 30 minutes one way has experienced "out-of-pocket treatments," which is about 1.7 times that of the under 20 minutes group.
- About 30% of those with out-of-pocket treatment experience desire "high-quality treatment even if it costs more," about 5.0 times that of those without experience.
*For details on the survey methodology, please refer to the "Survey Implementation Overview" at the end of this release.
Main Survey Results
1. Commute time to dental clinics is "less than 20 minutes one way" for 66.0%, while the group commuting to distant clinics "more than 30 minutes one way" is 14.3%.
Many people have a primary dental clinic, but how much time do they spend commuting to it? The following graph tallies the one-way travel time to the dental clinic usually visited.
The most common was "10 minutes to less than 20 minutes" at 36.7%, followed by "less than 10 minutes" at 29.3%. The total of both is 66.0%, showing that more than half choose a close clinic less than 20 minutes one way.
Looking at those who spend a long time, "30 minutes to less than 45 minutes" is 8.0%, "45 minutes to less than 1 hour" is 3.8%, and "1 hour or more" is 2.5%...