Dentists
Orthodontics: Workforce Profile
756 on the Register · 548 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 756 orthodontics professionals. 548 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 15 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Queens Medical Center, with 7 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
756
On the register
21
Register per 100K
72%
FTL rate
6%
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
With 15 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. 72% of registered orthodontics professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 28% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
548
72%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
208
28%
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
713
Consultants
43
Consultant Ratio
6%
Early-career dominated
Which facilities employ the most orthodontics professionals?
The largest single employer holds 1% of all orthodontics professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Orthodontics Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Medical Center | 7 | 50 |
| 2 | Dr Joy Dental Clinic | 7 | 139 |
| 3 | Al Barsha Medical Center - PHC | 6 | 205 |
| 4 | Al Badaa Medical Center - PHC | 6 | 224 |
| 5 | Dubai Dental Hospital | 5 | 141 |
| 6 | Kings Dental Center | 4 | 39 |
| 7 | Smile Point Medical Centre | 4 | 16 |
| 8 | Dentistree Dental Clinic | 4 | 41 |
| 9 | Happiness Clinic | 4 | 31 |
| 10 | Al Mizher Medical Center - PHC | 4 | 199 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Orthodontics Professionals
Areas with at least one orthodontics 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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266
Pediatric Dentistry
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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.