[Contents]
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Chapter 2. General Situations of National Research & Development 5
Section 1. Foreign R & D Situations 5
Section 2. Domestic R & D Situations 11
Chapter 3. Dental Care Industry Situations 23
Section 1. Characteristics and Trends of Health Care Industry 23
Section 2. Dental Care Industry Situations 29
Chapter 4. Patents in Dental Care 55
Section 1. Patent Registrations in Dental Care 55
Chapter 5. Analysis of National R & D Database 69
Section 1. NTIS 69
Section 2. Thematic Research Topics in Accordance with the National Science and Technology Classifications 106
Chapter 6. The Direction of US R & D in Dentistry 115
Section 1. US R & D in Dentistry 115
Section 2. The Direction of US R & D in Dentistry 123
Chapter 7. Conclusion and Policy Proposals 127
Section 1. Future R & D in Dentistry 127
Section 2. Revitalization Strategy of R & D in Dentistry 131
References 135
Appendix 139