Allied Health Professionals
Dental Assistant: Workforce Profile
841 on the Register · 611 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 841 dental assistant professionals. 611 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 17 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Al Badaa Medical Center - PHC, with 44 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
841
On the register
23
Register per 100K
73%
FTL rate
N/A
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
With 17 full-time licence holders per 100K population, this specialty's supply level should be interpreted in context of Dubai's demographics and healthcare utilization patterns.
How many hold a full-time licence?
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. 73% of registered dental assistant professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 27% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
611
73%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
230
27%
Which facilities employ the most dental assistant professionals?
The largest single employer holds 7% of all dental assistant professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Dental Assistant Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Badaa Medical Center - PHC | 44 | 224 |
| 2 | Dubai Dental Hospital | 21 | 141 |
| 3 | Al Mizher Medical Center - PHC | 17 | 199 |
| 4 | Al Barsha Medical Center - PHC | 12 | 205 |
| 5 | Al Mamzar Medical Center - PHC | 10 | 82 |
| 6 | Dr Joy Dental Clinic | 10 | 139 |
| 7 | American Hospital Clinics Dubai Media City | 8 | 52 |
| 8 | Nadd Al Hammar Medical Center - PHC | 8 | 228 |
| 9 | Emirates Airline Clinic | 8 | 65 |
| 10 | Appolonia and Synergy Dental Center | 7 | 37 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Dental Assistant Professionals
Areas with at least one dental assistant professional at a facility Zavis has matched to them. 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 from the list is not an area without this specialty.
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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. Population estimate: 3,660,000 (Dubai Statistics Center). OECD benchmarks are approximate averages for context and may not be directly comparable due to differences in licensing scope and population demographics. This page presents labor market analysis for informational purposes only.