Fact · Workforce
Dentists (practising): New Zealand, 2025
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
New Zealand had 2,705 practising dentists in 2025, according to Dental Council Annual Report 2024/25. Basis: practising.
Comparability B Confidence medium
Cite this
Dental Council (Te Kaunihera Tiaki Niho). (2026). Dentists (practising): New Zealand, as of 2025-03-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/nz/dentists-practising/2025/
Permanent URL: https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/nz/dentists-practising/2025/. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Record
- Value
- 2,705 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- medium
- Method
- derived
- Basis
- practising
- Scope
- practising
- Comparability
- Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
Percentage of dentists and dental specialists holding an APC in their relevant scope (or scopes) of practice 80% 80%
Locator: Dentists and dental specialists profile page: "Percentage of dentists and dental specialists holding an APC in their relevant scope (or scopes) of practice" 80% (2024/25); p.24 registered count 3,381
Local definition
Registered dentists and dental specialists holding an annual practising certificate (APC)
Source
Dental Council (Te Kaunihera Tiaki Niho): Dental Council Annual Report 2024/25 (register and APC data at 31 March 2025). Registry entry: nz-dcnz-annual-report-2025.
Notes
Derived: 3,381 x 80% = 2,704.8 -> 2,705. The percentage is rounded, so the true value lies roughly between 2,688 and 2,722. APCs-by-scope total (2,939) double-counts dentists holding several scopes and is not used. The NZ Dental Association cites 2,724 practising dentists for 2024 (secondary).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,705 persons | practising | Comparability B | Dental Council Annual Report 2024/25 (register and APC data at 31 March 2025) |
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