In part one I considered projections based on various data about what type of effects the advent of the aging society would have on our future.
In part one I found:
1. The aging society and social security
Although about six workers are currently needed to maintain the living standards of one elderly person over 65 years of age, in the future this ratio will be only two workers for one elderly. As a result, the costs for pensions, taxes and social security will increase three fold. In an environment like this it is unreasonable to expect that our remuneration from the social insurance system, which forms the basis of our livelihood, will be revised upward on a sliding scale with commodity prices and wage rates.
2. The problem of medical treatment costs
The rate of increase in medical treatment costs for the elderly has been especially steep, the precipitous increase in these costs has put pressure on the national finances, and investigations have been initiated into making fundamental reforms in the system of medical insurance.
3. The increase in the number of dentists
Based on the latest information available, it has been projected that even though we cannot expect any increase in the population, there will be a two fold increase in the number of dentists by the year 2, 025 since there are currently about 3, 000 new graduates each year.
In part two I would like to discuss certain accomplishments made at this clinic where we have been attempting to deal with these problems over the past several years.
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