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Dental schools total: Saudi Arabia, 2023
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Saudi Arabia had 18 dental schools in 2023, according to Ministry of Health Statistical Yearbook 2023. Basis: other (public universities only).
Comparability B Confidence high
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Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia. (2026). Dental schools total: Saudi Arabia, as of 2023-06-30 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/sa/dental-schools-total/2023/
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Record
- Value
- 18 schools
- Scope qualifier
- public universities only
- Unit
- schools
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- derived
- Basis
- other
- Scope
- other: public universities only
- Comparability
- Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
Colleges of Dentistry King Saud University 421 | Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University 177 | King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences 426 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University 101 | Majmaah University 143 | King Abdulaziz University 816 | Umm Al Qura University 359 | Taif University 135 | Taibah University 244 | Al Qussaim University 221 | Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University 311 | King Faisal University 166 | King Khalid University 698 | Hail University 210 | Jazan University 324 | Najran University 100 | Al Baha University 153 | Al-Jouf University 457
Locator: MOH Statistical Yearbook 2023, Table 2-49 'Enrolled Students in health colleges for the academic year 2022-2023G', section 'Colleges of Dentistry'
Local definition
Dentistry colleges at public universities with enrolled students in 2022-23
Source
Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia: Statistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H). Registry entry: sa-moh-yearbook-2023.
Notes
Derived: count of the dental colleges listed = 18 (5,462 students enrolled). Private dental colleges are excluded; the national total is higher. Lead: Ministry of Education list of private colleges.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 schools | other (public universities only) | Comparability B | Statistical Yearbook 2023 (bilingual Arabic/English, 1445H) |
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