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Dentists (total): United Arab Emirates, 2023

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

United Arab Emirates had 9,413 dentists in 2023 (basis not stated), according to WHO Global Health Observatory API. Basis: other (national (all emirates, presumed)).

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 2023-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/ae/dentists-total/2023/

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Record

Value
9,413 persons
Scope qualifier
national (all emirates, presumed)
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
medium
Method
reported
Basis
other
Scope
other: national (all emirates, presumed)
Comparability
Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
Status
Latest record for this market and metric

Source quote

"SpatialDim": "ARE", "TimeDim": 2023, "Value": "9413", "NumericValue": 9413.0, "Comments": "NHWA data portal, December 2025 update; https://apps.who.int/nhwaportal/"

Locator: GHO indicator HWF_0011 'Dentists (number)', SpatialDim ARE, TimeDim 2023

Local definition

WHO NHWA 'Dentists' headcount as reported by the UAE; federal plus emirate regulators presumably (not stated)

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

International body figure, country-reported. Series: 2019 6,576; 2020 6,860; 2021 7,476; 2022 8,486; 2023 9,413. The MOHAP Statistical Annual Report 2023 (the national primary source) reset the connection on fetch. Emirate scale: DHA reportedly licenses about 4,000 dentists in Dubai (2023, press; not verified).

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 (national (all emirates, presumed))). 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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