Dental Assistant Career in Dubai
841 on the Register · 611 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 841 dental assistant professionals. The 611 with a full-time licence work at 296 facilities. The FTL rate is 73%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
841
On the register
23
Register per 100K population
73%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of dental assistant professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Dental Assistant Professionals
The areas with the most matched dental assistant records. 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 and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
50 matched
Jumeirah
46 matched
Umm Suqeim
35 matched
Al Barsha
33 matched
Al Safa
19 matched
Deira
18 matched
Business Bay
18 matched
Dubai Marina
12 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
611
73%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
230
27%
The FTL rate is the share of registered dental assistant professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many dental assistant professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 611 dental assistant professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 841 in all, or 23 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for dental assistant in Dubai?
The largest employers are Al Badaa Medical Center - PHC, Dubai Dental Hospital, Al Mizher Medical Center - PHC. The top facility employs 44 dental assistant professionals.
What is the FTL rate for dental assistant in Dubai?
73% of dental assistant professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 27% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
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Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.