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Pregnant women's dental checkup

Last Updated November 6, 2024

Let's have a maternity dental checkup for you who will be a mom!

When you become pregnant, your gums are more likely to swell or become cavity due to changes in hormonal balance or lack of brushing due to sickness. Severe periodontal disease has also been reported to increase the frequency of preterm birth and low-birthweight births.

Mom's mouth health has a great effect on the newborn baby.

Let's have a dental checkup around 12 to 27 weeks of pregnancy as much as possible!

Targets for consultation

Pregnant women with resident registration in Yokohama City

Number of consultations

Once during pregnancy (free)

Issuance of consultation tickets

Pregnant women's dental checkup consultation ticket is included in the spelling of the medical checkup ticket handed together with the Maternal and Child Health Handbook.

Medical examination costs

Free of charge

Medical Institutions

Medical examinations are available at "Pregnant Women's Dental Examination Implementation Medical Institution (Designated)" in the city.

※Please make a reservation after checking the list of medical institutions below.

List of medical institutions conducting maternity dental checkups (18 distinctions in the city)
○Aoba Ward (PDF: 213KB) ○ Asahi Ward (PDF: 215KB) ○ Izumi Ward (PDF: 179KB) ○ Isogo Ward (PDF: 181KB) ○ Kanagawa Ward (PDF: 203KB)
○Kanazawa Ward (PDF: 145KB) ○ Konan Ward (PDF: 139KB) ○ Kohoku Ward (PDF: 216KB) ○ Sakae Ward (PDF: 122KB)
○Tsuzuki Ward (PDF: 239KB) ○ Tsurumi Ward (PDF: 152KB) ○ Totsuka Ward (PDF: 195KB) ○ Naka Ward (PDF: 208KB) ○ Nishi Ward (PDF: 187KB)
○Hodogaya Ward (PDF: 192KB) ○ Midori Ward (PDF: 134KB) ○ Minami Ward (PDF: 186KB) 〇 Seya Ward (PDF: 121KB)

The implementing medical institutions include the pink “Yokohama City Pregnant Women Dental Examination Implementation Medical Institution”.
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Method of consultation

Please contact the medical institution and make an appointment for a maternity dental checkup.

We recommend your appointment time in Consultation hours, an obstetrics and medical institution.

Contents of medical examination

The dentist will check the presence of cavity, tartar, and inflammation of the gums by visual inspection, and provide dental health guidance based on the results of the medical examination. X-ray examination is not performed.

Belongings at the time of consultation

○　Pregnant Women's Dental Health Examination Consultation Ticket

○　Maternal and Child Health Handbook

○　patient's card Shinryo-ken in Obstetrics and gynaecology

Notes

※ If treatment is required as a result of a medical examination, medical treatment costs will be incurred.

※ Those who have been transferred out of the city cannot use the consultation ticket.

※ Consultation tickets are not available except for medical institutions.
We will not refund the cost of having a dental checkup without receiving a consultation ticket.

※ The consultation ticket is available only during pregnancy. Please note that it cannot be used after giving birth.

Results of dental checkups for pregnant women

Many pregnant women are consulted every year. In fiscal 2022, 10,367 people (43.6% of pregnant women) were consulted.

○"People with caries" accounted for 38% of the total, and "People with inflammation of gums" accounted for 69.3%.

○48.1% of those who receive regular dental checkups.

Oh 62.6% of those who use interdental cleaning tools.

Pregnant Women's Dental Health Examination Consultation Rate and Changes in Consultation Results
	FY2017	FY2018	R First Year	R2	R3	R4
①　Consultation rate	36.7%	36.6％	39.2％	38.1％	43.0％	43.6％
②　Percentage of people with cavity	46.0%	44.1％	43.9％	41.8％	39.4％	38.0％
③　Percentage of people with inflammation of gums	74.0%	72.2％	72.1％	70.2%	69.5％	69.3％
④　Percentage of people undergoing regular dental checkups	39％	40％	40.8％	41.6％	42.９%	48.1％
⑤　Percentage of people using interdental cleaning tools	50％	52.1％	53.6％	56.9％	60.3％	62.6％

②~5 is the percentage of those who have undergone a maternity dental checkup.

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