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Dentists (total): United Arab Emirates, 2019

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

United Arab Emirates had 6,576 dentists in 2019 (basis not stated), according to WHO Global Health Observatory API. Basis: other.

Comparability B Confidence medium

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World Health Organization (NHWA data portal, December 2025 update). (2026). Dentists (total): United Arab Emirates, as of 2019-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/ae/dentists-total/2019/

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Record

Value
6,576 persons
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
reported
Basis
other
Scope
other
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Status
Current revision

Source quote

"SpatialDim": "ARE", "TimeDim": 2019, "Value": "6576", "NumericValue": 6576.0

Locator: GHO HWF_0011, ARE, 2019

Local definition

WHO NHWA 'Dentists' headcount as reported by the UAE

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

Earlier year of the same NHWA series, for trend.

Metric definition

Dentists registered or licensed to practise (headcount); definition per record notes All markets for this metric.

History

Dentists (total) in United Arab Emirates: current records by yearDentists (total) in United Arab Emirates: current records by year. persons; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break. Source: WHO Global Health Observatory API. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (total) in United Arab Emirates: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (other); a dashed line crosses a series break2019: 6,5766,5762023: 9,4139,41320192023Source: WHO Global Health Observatory API. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (other). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists (total), United Arab Emirates, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
20239,413 personsother (national (all emirates, presumed))Comparability BWHO Global Health Observatory API: NHWA dentists (HWF_0011) and dental expenditure, United Arab Emirates
20196,576 personsotherComparability BWHO Global Health Observatory API: NHWA dentists (HWF_0011) and dental expenditure, United Arab Emirates

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