Dental Market Radar

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Dentists (total): New Zealand, 2024

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

New Zealand had 3,349 registered dentists in 2024, according to Dental Council Annual Report 2024/25. Basis: registered.

Comparability A Confidence high

Cite this

Dental Council (Te Kaunihera Tiaki Niho). (2026). Dentists (total): New Zealand, as of 2024-03-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/nz/dentists-total/2024/

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Record

Value
3,349 persons
Unit
persons
As of
Accessed
Revision
1
Confidence
high
Method
reported
Basis
registered
Scope
registered
Comparability
Comparability A A: same definition as the metric
Status
Current revision

Source quote

Dentists and dental specialists 3,381 3,349

Locator: p.24, table "Registered practitioners by profession*", row "Dentists and dental specialists", column 2023/24

Local definition

Practitioners registered in the dentistry profession; counted once per profession

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

Registered headcount at 31 March 2024 as restated in the 2024/25 report.

Metric definition

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

History

Dentists (total) in New Zealand: current records by yearDentists (total) in New Zealand: current records by year. persons; same basis only (registered); a dashed line crosses a series break. Source: Dental Council Annual Report 2024/25. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (total) in New Zealand: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (registered); a dashed line crosses a series break2024: 3,3493,3492025: 3,3813,38120242025Source: Dental Council Annual Report 2024/25. Dental Market Radar.
Current records on the same basis (registered). A dashed line crosses a documented series break. The table below lists every record.
Current records for Dentists (total), New Zealand, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
20253,381 personsregisteredComparability ADental Council Annual Report 2024/25 (register and APC data at 31 March 2025)
20243,349 personsregisteredComparability ADental Council Annual Report 2024/25 (register and APC data at 31 March 2025)

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