Dental Market Radar

Fact · Workforce

Dentists (total): Singapore, 2025

Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of

Singapore had 2,906 registered dentists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025. Basis: registered.

Comparability A Confidence high

Cite this

Singapore Dental Council. (2026). Dentists (total): Singapore, as of 2025-12-31 [Data set]. Compiled by Dental Market Radar. https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/sg/dentists-total/2025/

Permanent URL: https://dentalmarketradar.com/data/sg/dentists-total/2025/. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Record

Value
2,906 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
Latest record for this market and metric

Source quote

As at 31 December 2025, the total number of dentists was 2,906 (comprising 472 Dental Specialists and 2,434 General Dental Practitioners), representing a 3% increase from 2,812 at the end of 2024.

Locator: SDC Annual Report 2025, PDF p.14, 'Statistics on Dental Practitioners - Composition of Registered Dental Practitioners'

Local definition

Dentists registered with the Singapore Dental Council (full, conditional and temporary registration), specialists + general dental practitioners

Source

Singapore Dental Council: Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025. Registry entry: sg-sdc-ar2025.

Notes

Registered, not all practising (2,814 held valid practising certificates). 2024 figure (2,812) matches MOH table. Registration types 2025 (Chart 4): full 2,732, conditional 155, temporary 19.

Metric definition

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

History

Dentists (total) in Singapore: current records by yearDentists (total) in Singapore: current records by year. persons; same basis only (registered); a dashed line crosses a series break. Sources: MOH Health Manpower; Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025. Dental Market Radar.Dentists (total) in Singapore: current records by yearpersons; same basis only (registered); a dashed line crosses a series break2022: 2,6052,6052023: 2,6902024: 2,8122025: 2,9062,90620222025Sources: MOH Health Manpower; Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025. 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), Singapore, newest first
YearValueBasisAs ofComparabilitySourceSeries break
20252,906 personsregisteredComparability ASingapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025
20242,812 personsregisteredComparability AHealth Manpower (registered dentists, oral health therapists)
20232,690 personsregisteredComparability AHealth Manpower (registered dentists, oral health therapists)
20222,605 personsregisteredComparability AHealth Manpower (registered dentists, oral health therapists)

Please also cite the original source above.

Same metric in other markets

Taiwan Japan South Korea Malaysia Thailand Vietnam Australia New Zealand Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Qatar