Fact · Workforce
Dentists (practising): Singapore, 2024
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Singapore had 2,687 active dentists in 2024, according to Singapore Department of Statistics SingStat Table Builder. Basis: active.
Comparability B Confidence high
Cite this
Singapore Department of Statistics. (2026). Dentists (practising): Singapore, as of 2024-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/sg/dentists-practising/2024/
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Record
- Value
- 2,687 persons
- Unit
- persons
- As of
- Accessed
- Revision
- 1
- Confidence
- high
- Method
- derived
- Basis
- active
- Scope
- active
- Comparability
- Comparability B B: close to the metric definition; the difference is noted
- Status
- Current revision
Source quote
Dentists - Public | 2024: 583; Dentists - Non-Public | 2024: 2104; Dentists - Not In Active Practice | 2024: 125
Locator: SingStat Table Builder M870011 (Registered Health Personnel, End Of Period), series 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, column 2024
Local definition
Registered dentists (Division I and II) in active practice in public or non-public (private + not-for-profit) facilities
Source
Singapore Department of Statistics: SingStat Table Builder (population M810001, GDP per capita M015121, university graduates M850511, health personnel M870011, health facilities M870291, services industries M601481). Registry entry: sg-singstat-tablebuilder.
Notes
Derived: 583 public + 2,104 non-public = 2,687 (= 2,812 registered - 125 not in active practice). Same figures on MOH Health Manpower page. Basis is 'in active practice', not practising-certificate holders as in the SDC 2025 record; comparability B.
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 | 2,814 persons | practising | Comparability A | Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025 | ||
| 2024 | 2,687 persons | active | Comparability B | SingStat Table Builder (population M810001, GDP per capita M015121, university graduates M850511, health personnel M870011, health facilities M870291, services industries M601481) |
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