Fact · Workforce
Dental hygienists total: Singapore, 2025
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Singapore had 467 dental hygienists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025. Basis: registered.
Comparability B Confidence high
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Singapore Dental Council. (2026). Dental hygienists total: Singapore, as of 2025-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/sg/dental-hygienists-total/2025/
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Record
- Value
- 467 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- reported
- Basis
- registered
- Scope
- registered
- Comparability
- Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
- Status
- Latest record for this market and metric
Source quote
The total number of Oral Health Therapists (OHTs) was 467 (comprising 338 Dental Hygienists/Dental Therapists, 117 Dental Therapists, and 12 Dental Hygienists), representing a 4% increase from 451 at the end of 2024.
Locator: SDC Annual Report 2025, PDF p.14, 'Composition of Registered Dental Practitioners'
Local definition
Registered Oral Health Therapists: local- and foreign-trained dental hygienists and dental therapists (Part I and Part II of the Register)
Source
Singapore Dental Council: Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025. Registry entry: sg-sdc-ar2025.
Notes
OHT is a combined hygienist/therapist category; only 12 are hygienist-only and 117 therapist-only. 354 of 467 (76%) held valid practising certificates (p.16). Comparability B because therapists are included.
Metric definition
Dental hygienists (headcount); some markets register oral health therapists instead (see notes) All markets for this metric.
History
| Year | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | Series break |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 467 persons | registered | Comparability B | Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025 | ||
| 2024 | 451 persons | registered | Comparability B | Health Manpower (registered dentists, oral health therapists) |
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