Fact · Workforce
Dental schools total: Malaysia, 2010
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Malaysia had 13 dental schools in 2010, according to FDI The dental workforce in Malaysia. Basis: other.
Comparability A Confidence medium
Cite this
International Dental Journal (FDI), full text on PubMed Central PMC9379166. (2026). Dental schools total: Malaysia, as of 2010-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/my/dental-schools-total/2010/
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Record
- Value
- 13 schools
- Unit
- schools
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- other
- Scope
- other
- Comparability
- Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
- Status
- Current revision
Source quote
Malaysia has strived to produce dentists by rapidly increasing the number of dental schools from 3 to 13 by 2010
Locator: Introduction, paragraph on workforce history (ref 23)
Local definition
Dental schools (public and private) offering a first dental degree
Source
International Dental Journal (FDI), full text on PubMed Central PMC9379166: The dental workforce in Malaysia: drivers for change from the perspectives of key stakeholders (Int Dent J 2020;70:360, doi:10.1111/idj.12575). Registry entry: my-idj-2020-workforce.
Notes
Dated. A 2013-2018 moratorium on new dental schools/programmes limited later growth. Newer counts seen only in leads: TAPS 2023 paper (13: 6 public, 7 private; medicine.nus.edu.sg behind Incapsula, not fetched) and The Star 2026-01-18 (14, of which 6 public; news, lead only). Best official lead: MDC 'UG accreditation status' list on hq.moh.gov.my (403).
Metric definition
Number of dental schools / faculties granting a first dental degree (DDS/DMD/BDS equivalent) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 schools | other | Comparability B | Malaysian Qualifications Register (MQR) | ||
| 2024 | 13 schools | other | Comparability A | Statistics from Malaysian Dental Council - 2024 (10-page MDC statistics sheet, edition dated July 2025), listed under the MDC website menu Statistic > Statistic MDC | ||
| 2010 | 13 schools | other | Comparability A | The dental workforce in Malaysia: drivers for change from the perspectives of key stakeholders (Int Dent J 2020;70:360, doi:10.1111/idj.12575) |
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