Dentists Careers in Dubai
7,709 on the Register · 4,843 with a Full-time Licence
Dental professionals on Dubai's medical register, including general dentists, orthodontists, endodontists, and oral surgeons. The register lists 7,709 dentists, 8% of all records, or 211 per 100,000 population. 4,843 of them hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
7,709
On the register
211
Register per 100K population
63%
FTL rate
11
Specialties
Top Specialties
The most common specialties within dentists in Dubai, ranked by active professional count.
| Specialty | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Dentist | 5,098 | 66.1% |
| 2 | Orthodontics | 756 | 9.8% |
| 3 | Endodontics | 303 | 3.9% |
| 4 | Prosthodontics | 266 | 3.5% |
| 5 | Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 249 | 3.2% |
| 6 | Pediatric Dentistry | 247 | 3.2% |
| 7 | Dental Implantology | 223 | 2.9% |
| 8 | Periodontics | 199 | 2.6% |
| 9 | Oral Surgery | 46 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Restorative Dentistry | 41 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Oral Medicine | 11 | 0.1% |
Biggest Employers
Licensing Overview
FTL (Full-time licence)
4,843
63%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
2,852
37%
Dubai's medical register records a licence type for every professional. FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. Among dentists, 63% hold an FTL and 37% are not licensed at a facility (REG).
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Dentists
The areas with the most matched dentists. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce.
Jumeirah
423 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
284 matched
Umm Suqeim
243 matched
Al Barsha
225 matched
Deira
208 matched
Al Safa
143 matched
Al Karama
123 matched
Business Bay
122 matched
Al Garhoud
117 matched
Mirdif
109 matched
Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT)
101 matched
Al Wasl
93 matched
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career overview is for informational purposes only.