It saves the cost of building a general hospital while making the most of the streamlined and versatile service we can provide at grassroots level. "Dr. Liu Chia-liang, who has returned from the States to run the dental clinic, points out that this type of clinic, although an innovation in Taiwan, is quite common in America.
這樣既省去建造大型綜合醫院的巨額成本，又充分發揮了診所精簡靈活的基層醫療功能」，從美國回台主持圓山國際牙醫診所的劉嘉良牙醫師指出，這種「診所群」的型態，在國內雖屬首創，在美國卻相當普遍。