Fact · Workforce
Dentists (practising): Malaysia, 2022
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Malaysia had 7,828 employed dentists in 2022, according to Healthcare Staff by State and Staff Type. Basis: employed (public sector (MOH) only).
Comparability C Confidence high
Cite this
Ministry of Health Malaysia via data.gov.my (Public Sector Open Data). (2026). Dentists (practising): Malaysia, as of 2022-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/my/dentists-practising/2022/
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Record
- Value
- 7,828 persons
- Scope qualifier
- public sector (MOH) only
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 2
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- employed
- Scope
- employed: public sector (MOH) only
- Comparability
- Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
- Status
- Current revision; 1 earlier revision is kept below
Source quote
{"date": "2022-01-01", "type": "dentist", "staff": 7828, "state": "Malaysia"}
Locator: data.gov.my catalogue healthcare_staff (Healthcare Staff by State and Staff Type), row date=2022-01-01, type=dentist, state=Malaysia
Local definition
Number of active public sector (Ministry of Health) dentists as at 31 December, from Health Informatics Centre (PIK) individual-level records
Source
Ministry of Health Malaysia via data.gov.my (Public Sector Open Data): Healthcare Staff by State and Staff Type (public sector, MOH). Registry entry: my-datagovmy-healthcare-staff.
Notes
Revision 2 (2026-11-09, steward fix): Scope qualified: the count covers MOH (public sector) dentists only, so it is a lower bound for practising dentists; comparability stays C. PUBLIC SECTOR ONLY (MOH), so a lower bound for practising dentists; private-sector dentists excluded. Series: 2018 6,455; 2019 7,087; 2020 7,443; 2021 7,785; 2022 7,828. No national practising (APC) total was reachable: MDC/OHP pages on hq.moh.gov.my returned 403. Proposed metric dentists_public_sector in gaps file.
Metric definition
Dentists reported as practising / on the resident register (narrower than registered) All markets for this metric.
Revisions
Earlier revisions of this figure stay on record for citation. They are never deleted.
Revision 1 (superseded)
- Value
- 7,828 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- employed
- Scope
- employed
- Comparability
- Comparability C C: different basis; use with caution when comparing
{"date": "2022-01-01", "type": "dentist", "staff": 7828, "state": "Malaysia"}
Locator: data.gov.my catalogue healthcare_staff (Healthcare Staff by State and Staff Type), row date=2022-01-01, type=dentist, state=Malaysia
Source: Healthcare Staff by State and Staff Type (public sector, MOH). Registry entry: my-datagovmy-healthcare-staff.
Local definition: Number of active public sector (Ministry of Health) dentists as at 31 December, from Health Informatics Centre (PIK) individual-level records
Notes: PUBLIC SECTOR ONLY (MOH), so a lower bound for practising dentists; private-sector dentists excluded. Series: 2018 6,455; 2019 7,087; 2020 7,443; 2021 7,785; 2022 7,828. No national practising (APC) total was reachable: MDC/OHP pages on hq.moh.gov.my returned 403. Proposed metric dentists_public_sector in gaps file.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14,720 persons | practising | 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 | ||
| 2023 | 14,255 persons | practising | 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 | ||
| 2022-mdc | 13,436 persons | practising | 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 | ||
| 2022 | 7,828 persons | employed (public sector (MOH) only) | Comparability C | Healthcare Staff by State and Staff Type (public sector, MOH) |
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