Market Trends of South Africa Dental Devices Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the South Africa Dental Devices Market according to our research experts:
Prosthodontic Equipment is Expected to Witness Rapid Growth During the Forecast Period
In the treatment segment of the market, prosthodontic equipment is anticipated to show the fastest growth over the forecast period. As prosthodontic dentistry has numerous count of tools that are used for dental corrections, there is a wide application of prosthodontic equipment seen in the market. There is an increasing demand for dental prostheses across the country, due to the rising number of people getting older. The article titled 'Population aging in South Africa: trends, impact, and Challenges for the Health sector' published in October 2021 mentioned that the report estimates South Africa's population at 57.3 million people, 8.3% of whom are aged over 60 years projecting that the number of older adults in South Africa will increase to 15.4% of the population by 2050. Such an increase in the geriatric population who are prone to dental diseases is expected to drive the growth of the market during the forecast period. Also, the increasing initiatives to spread awareness among South African dentists regarding prosthodontics are also expected to drive the growth of the market. For instance, the article titled 'Prosthodontics resident creates webinar for African Dentists'published in August 2020 mentioned that 'keeping in Step with modern trends'webinar was designed for dentists, and dental assistants who havent expanded into advanced methods such as prosthodontics, dental implants. Such awareness activities among the South African dentists is also execetd to drive the growth of the market during the forecats period.
In addition, the growth of prosthodontic equipment is increasing the attention given to the appearance, by people, making them compulsive to go for prostheses in case of dental issues.
