Dentists
General Dentist: Workforce Profile
5,098 on the Register · 3,038 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 5,098 general dentist professionals. 3,038 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 83 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Dr Joy Dental Clinic, with 37 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
5,098
On the register
139
Register per 100K
60%
FTL rate
0%
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
At 83 full-time licence holders per 100K, this specialty exceeds the OECD benchmark of ~60 per 100K, reflecting Dubai's role as a regional medical hub and medical tourism destination.
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. 60% of registered general dentist professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 40% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
3,038
60%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
2,054
40%
How many are specialists, and how many consultants?
Specialist and Consultant are licence titles under the unified UAE Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR), which the Dubai health regulator applies. A Specialist holds a recognised specialty qualification. A Consultant needs 2 years of experience after a Tier 1 qualification or 5 years after Tier 2, and a Tier 3 qualification cannot lead to the Consultant title. The consultant ratio shows how senior the registered workforce is: a higher ratio means more records carry the Consultant title.
Specialists
5,098
Consultants
0
Consultant Ratio
0%
Early-career dominated
Which facilities employ the most general dentist professionals?
The largest single employer holds 1% of all general dentist professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | General Dentist Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr Joy Dental Clinic | 37 | 139 |
| 2 | Hollywood Smile Dental Clinic | 36 | 40 |
| 3 | Al Badaa Medical Center - PHC | 27 | 224 |
| 4 | Dentistree Dental Clinic | 16 | 41 |
| 5 | Liberty Dental Clinic | 15 | 47 |
| 6 | Dr. Nicolas and Asp Centre | 15 | 38 |
| 7 | Invisalign Center | 14 | 39 |
| 8 | The Dental Studio | 14 | 57 |
| 9 | Noor Almamzar Medical Centre | 14 | 171 |
| 10 | Nadd Al Hammar Medical Center - PHC | 13 | 228 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched General Dentist Professionals
Areas with at least one general dentist 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.
| Area | Matched Professionals |
|---|---|
| Jumeirah | 258 |
| Umm Suqeim | 160 |
| Deira | 151 |
| Al Barsha | 135 |
| Al Safa | 100 |
| Business Bay | 86 |
| Al Karama | 79 |
| Al Garhoud | 71 |
| Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) | 70 |
| Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT) | 69 |
| Al Qusais | 69 |
| Al Wasl | 64 |
| Mirdif | 57 |
| Al Quoz | 54 |
| Al Rigga | 49 |
| Dubai Marina | 48 |
| Oud Metha | 35 |
| Al Nahda | 34 |
| Al Sufouh | 34 |
| Al Mankhool | 28 |
| Al Satwa | 28 |
| Jebel Ali | 26 |
| Al Warqa | 18 |
| Dubai Silicon Oasis | 15 |
| Al Rashidiya | 12 |
| International City | 12 |
| Hatta | 11 |
| Palm Jumeirah | 10 |
| Bur Dubai | 8 |
| Al Mamzar | 5 |
| Discovery Gardens | 5 |
| Downtown Dubai | 5 |
| Al Jaddaf | 4 |
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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.