Orthodontics Career in Dubai
756 on the Register · 548 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 756 orthodontics professionals. The 548 with a full-time licence work at 400 facilities. The consultant ratio is 6%: 43 records carry a Consultant title. The FTL rate is 72%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
756
On the register
21
Register per 100K population
72%
FTL rate
6%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of orthodontics professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Orthodontics Professionals
The areas with the most matched orthodontics 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
47 matched
Deira
37 matched
Umm Suqeim
31 matched
Al Barsha
29 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
20 matched
Al Safa
16 matched
Al Karama
15 matched
Mirdif
15 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
548
72%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
208
28%
The FTL rate is the share of registered orthodontics 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.
Specialist to Consultant Pathway
713
Specialists
43
Consultants
6%
Consultant ratio
Frequently Asked Questions
How many orthodontics professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 548 orthodontics professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 756 in all, or 21 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 orthodontics in Dubai?
The largest employers are Queens Medical Center, Dr Joy Dental Clinic, Al Barsha Medical Center - PHC. The top facility employs 7 orthodontics professionals.
What is the FTL rate for orthodontics in Dubai?
72% of orthodontics professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 28% 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.
Related Pages
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.