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Dental clinics total: United Arab Emirates, 2023
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
There is no official UAE-wide count of dental clinics. In Dubai alone, the DHA licensed 82 dental clinics in 2023, according to Government of Dubai Media Office. Basis: licensed (Dubai (DHA) only).
Comparability C Confidence medium
Cite this
Government of Dubai Media Office (reporting Dubai Health Authority statistics). (2026). Dental clinics total: United Arab Emirates, as of 2023-03-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/ae/dental-clinics-total/2023/
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Record
- Value
- 82 facilities
- Scope qualifier
- Dubai (DHA) only
- Unit
- facilities
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- licensed
- Scope
- licensed: Dubai (DHA) only
- Subgroup
- Dubai only
- Comparability
- Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
- Status
- Current revision
Source quote
82 dental clinics, 122 clinics, 1,325 pharmacies, 414 optics centres, 160 nursing homes
Locator: Dubai Media Office release 2023-05-31, sentence listing facility counts by category (52 hospitals, 77 specialised clinics, 58 one-day surgery centres, 82 dental clinics, ...); total 4,609 facilities, Q1 2023
Local definition
DHA licence category 'dental clinic' in Dubai (standalone dental clinics only), end of Q1 2023
Source
Government of Dubai Media Office (reporting Dubai Health Authority statistics): Dubai Media Office: Dubai sees more than 11 percent year-on-year growth in number of health facilities in Q1 2023 (2023-05-31), DHA statistics. Registry entry: ae-dmo-dha-2023q1.
Notes
Dubai only, one licence category; same basis as ae.dental_clinics_total.2025 (70, 'general dental clinics'). The 82 to 70 drop may reflect DHA re-categorisation (the 2025 release names the category 'general dental clinics') and must not be presented as a trend. Excludes dental services in polyclinics, specialised clinics, medical centres and hospitals, and all other emirates; not a national count. Total Dubai health facilities at end Q1 2023: 4,609.
Metric definition
Dental clinics (facility count) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No figure found why | other | Comparability C | WHO Global Health Observatory API: NHWA dentists (HWF_0011) and dental expenditure, United Arab Emirates | ||
| 2025 | 70 facilities | licensed (Dubai (DHA) only) | Comparability C | Dubai Media Office: Dubai's healthcare ecosystem posts record growth in 2025 (2026-02-18), DHA statistics | ||
| 2023 | 82 facilities | licensed (Dubai (DHA) only) | Comparability C | Dubai Media Office: Dubai sees more than 11 percent year-on-year growth in number of health facilities in Q1 2023 (2023-05-31), DHA statistics |
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