Dental Hygienist Career in Dubai
148 on the Register · 130 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 148 dental hygienist professionals. The 130 with a full-time licence work at 66 facilities. The FTL rate is 88%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
148
On the register
4
Register per 100K population
88%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of dental hygienist professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Dental Hygienist Professionals
The areas with the most matched dental hygienist 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.
Jumeirah
19 matched
Umm Suqeim
15 matched
Business Bay
10 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
7 matched
Al Barsha
4 matched
Oud Metha
3 matched
Mirdif
3 matched
Al Safa
2 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
130
88%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
18
12%
The FTL rate is the share of registered dental hygienist 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 hygienist professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 130 dental hygienist professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 148 in all, or 4 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 hygienist in Dubai?
The largest employers are Al Badaa Medical Center - PHC, Al Mizher Medical Center - PHC, Dr Michaels Dental Clinic. The top facility employs 20 dental hygienist professionals.
What is the FTL rate for dental hygienist in Dubai?
88% of dental hygienist professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 12% 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.