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Dentists (practising): United Arab Emirates, 2026
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
United Arab Emirates: Not published for dentists (practising) as of 2026-11-09.
Comparability C Confidence low
Cite this
World Health Organization (NHWA data portal, December 2025 update). (2026). Dentists (practising): United Arab Emirates, as of 2026-11-09 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/ae/dentists-practising/2026/
Permanent URL: https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/ae/dentists-practising/2026/. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Record
- Value
- Not published
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- low
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- other
- Scope
- other
- Reason for no figure
- Not published (not_published): the authorities do not publish it
- Comparability
- Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
No verbatim quote recorded for this figure yet.
Locator: not recorded.
Local definition
Practising/active dentists (not available)
Source
World Health Organization (NHWA data portal, December 2025 update): WHO Global Health Observatory API: NHWA dentists (HWF_0011) and dental expenditure, United Arab Emirates. Registry entry: ae-who-gho.
Notes
No reliable figure found. The UAE licenses dentists through three regulators (MOHAP for the northern emirates, DHA in Dubai, DoH in Abu Dhabi) and no national active count was fetchable. Lead: MOHAP Statistical Annual Report 2023 (mohap.gov.ae; connection reset), DHA statistics, DoH 'Abu Dhabi Health Statistics'.
Metric definition
Dentists reported as practising / on the resident register (narrower than registered) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Not published why | other | Comparability C | WHO Global Health Observatory API: NHWA dentists (HWF_0011) and dental expenditure, United Arab Emirates |
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