Hirota Dental Clinic
About
Hirota Dental Clinic is located along Prefectural Route 36 in Yoshihara, Chunano-cho, Kochi City. With Shell Gas Station on your left, proceed approximately 900m toward Tanzen-ji, and the clinic is on the right before the first traffic signal. For public transportation, take buses bound for Heiwa Danchi or the Rehabilitation Center and get off at Kujiwaki or Danchi Nishiiriguchi bus stops. Parking is available for patients driving, with three spaces in front of the clinic, ten adjacent spaces, and a second parking lot. The clinic specializes in dentistry, with operating hours on weekdays from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM and 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Closed on Thursdays, Sundays, holidays, and year-end/New Year period. The facility is barrier-free and provides services in English. The clinic was established in 1993. The director graduated from Tokushima University School of Dentistry in 1984, then joined the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Kochi University Medical School, and currently serves as a clinical professor at Kochi University Medical School. The prescription system uses generic name prescribing based on medicinal ingredients for pharmaceuticals where generic alternatives exist. Since October 2024, some drug costs for long-term listed pharmaceuticals are charged as selected care in addition to medical fees.
