To enable it to be understood that a part of a patient's body and the like are positioned in a location hardly capable of being seen from a dentist and the like.SOLUTION: A dental examination apparatus comprises: a support base for supporting a patient from below； holding means that is arranged around the support base so as to hold an examination tool for use in medical examination of the patient； and detection means that is provided on the opposite side of a holding means installation location across the support base from it so as to detect a part of the patient's body supported by the support base.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4【課題】患者の体の一部等が、歯科医師等からは見えにくくなる箇所にあることを把握できるようにする。【解決手段】患者を下方から支持する支持台と、支持台の周囲に配置され、患者の診療に用いる診療用器具を保持する保持手段と、支持台を挟み、保持手段の設置箇所とは反対側に設けられ、支持台により支持される患者の体の一部を検知する検知手段と、を備える歯科用診療装置。【選択図】図４
