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ENT (Otolaryngology): Workforce Profile

559 on the Register · 383 with a Full-time Licence

As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 559 ent (otolaryngology) professionals. 383 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 10 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health, with 13 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.

559

On the register

15

Register per 100K

69%

FTL rate

27%

Consultant ratio

How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?

With 10 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. 69% of registered ent (otolaryngology) professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 31% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.

FTL (Full-time licence)

383

69%

REG (Registered only, no facility licence)

175

31%

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

408

Consultants

151

Consultant Ratio

27%

Balanced seniority pipeline

Which facilities employ the most ent (otolaryngology) professionals?

The largest single employer holds 3% of all ent (otolaryngology) professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.

Areas Where Zavis Has Matched ENT (Otolaryngology) Professionals

Areas with at least one ent (otolaryngology) 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.