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Singapore has 46.0 dentists per 100,000 people (practising basis, 2025)
Dental market data for Singapore: 13 sourced metrics with as-of dates, source links and comparability ratings; gaps are listed explicitly.
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated · Data as of
Singapore had 46.0 dentists per 100,000 people in 2025 (practising basis), derived from 2,814 practising dentists (Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025) divided by total population (World Bank WDI).
Key points
- Singapore had 2,814 practising dentists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025.
- Singapore had 2,906 registered dentists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025.
- Singapore had 1,297 dental clinics in 2025, according to MOH Singapore Health Facilities.
- Singapore had 467 dental hygienists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025.
- Singapore has no reliable figure for dental technicians (the measure does not exist or does not apply there). See the data record.
Coverage of the expected metric set: 11 of 12 have a value (1 of them stale), 1 are documented as no reliable figure, 0 are not yet collected. See the coverage matrix.
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Key stats
Versus the region
What is the population of Singapore?
Singapore had a population of 6,208,523 in 2026, according to Singapore Department of Statistics SingStat Table Builder.
What is the GDP per capita of Singapore?
Singapore had a GDP per capita of US$98,878 in 2025, according to Singapore Department of Statistics SingStat Table Builder.
How many dentists are there in Singapore?
Singapore had 2,906 registered dentists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025.
How many practising dentists are there in Singapore?
Singapore had 2,814 practising dentists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025.
How many dentists per 100,000 people does Singapore have?
Singapore had 46.0 dentists per 100,000 people in 2025 (practising basis), derived from 2,814 practising dentists (Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025) divided by total population (World Bank WDI).
How many dental clinics are there in Singapore?
Singapore had 1,297 dental clinics in 2025, according to MOH Singapore Health Facilities.
How many dental hygienists are there in Singapore?
Singapore had 467 dental hygienists in 2025, according to Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025.
How many dentists graduate each year in Singapore?
Singapore had 56 new dental graduates in 2024, according to Singapore Department of Statistics SingStat Table Builder.
How many dental schools are there in Singapore?
Singapore had 1 dental school in 2019, according to NUHS media release.
Tier-1 snapshot
| Metric | Value | Basis | As of | Comparability | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,208,523 persons | other | Comparability A | Value | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | US$98,878 | other | Comparability A | Value | |
| Dentists (total) | 2,906 persons | registered | Comparability A | Value | |
| Dentists (practising) | 2,814 persons | practising | Comparability A | Value | |
| Dentists per 100,000 population | 46.0 per 100,000 | practising | Comparability A | Value | |
| Dental hygienists total | 467 persons | registered | Comparability B | Value | |
| Dental technicians total | Not applicable why | other | Comparability not rated | Not available | |
| Dental graduates annual | 56 persons | other | Comparability A | Value | |
| Dental schools total | 1 schools (stale) | other | Comparability A | Value (stale) | |
| Dental clinics total | 1,297 facilities | other | Comparability A | Value | |
| Hospitals with a dental department | 10 facilities | other (public hospitals and institutions only) | Comparability C | Value | |
| Dental public coverage | Adults: no universal dental insurance; CHAS Blue/Orange, Pioneer and Merdeka Generation cardholders get capped subsidies for 18 listed procedures at… | other | Comparability A | Value |
Per-capita rates use World Bank total population for the same year; the national statistics figure stays in the Context table below.
Workforce
Facilities
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental clinics total | 1,297 facilities | other | Comparability A | Health Facilities (public/private dental clinics) | Value | |
| Hospitals with a dental department | 10 facilities | other (public hospitals and institutions only) | Comparability C | Health Facilities (public/private dental clinics) | Value | |
| DSO share of dental clinics (%) (tier 2) | 8.5% | estimate | Comparability C | Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited Annual Report 2025 (SGX filing) | Value | |
| Dental businesses total (tier 2) | No record | No record |
Self-pay
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Implant procedures annual (tier 2) | Not published why No reliable figure found. Checked: CHAS covered list (implants not subsidised, so no claims data); SingStat table search 'dental'; SDC AR2025. Why: implants are private self-pay and not reported by… | other | Comparability not rated | Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) - dental services covered and news releases | Not available | |
| Clear aligner cases annual (tier 2) | Not published why No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, SingStat, MOH. Why: no national statistic; vendors (Align Technology) do not disclose by country. Best lead: Align Technology investor materials (APAC… | other | Comparability not rated | Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited Annual Report 2025 (SGX filing) | Not available | |
| Self-pay share of dental spend (%) (tier 2) | Not published why No reliable figure found. Checked: SingStat table search (Government Health Expenditure M870391 has no dental line); WHO GHED has no dental split. Why: Singapore health accounts are not published… | other | Comparability not rated | SingStat Table Builder (population M810001, GDP per capita M015121, university graduates M850511, health personnel M870011, health facilities M870291, services industries M601481) | Not available | |
| Total dental spend (US$) (tier 2) | No figure found why No reliable figure found. Checked: SingStat M601481 (services industries) only gives 'SSIC 86204/869 - Dental & Other Health Services' combined (operating receipts S$5,776.6m in 2024), not dental… | other | Comparability not rated | SingStat Table Builder (population M810001, GDP per capita M015121, university graduates M850511, health personnel M870011, health facilities M870291, services industries M601481) | Not available | |
| Dental public coverage | Adults: no universal dental insurance; CHAS Blue/Orange, Pioneer and Merdeka Generation cardholders get capped subsidies for 18 listed procedures at… | other | Comparability A | Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) - dental services covered and news releases | Value | |
| Dental spend local currency (tier 2) | No record | No record |
Digital
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intraoral scanners installed (tier 2) | Not published why No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, MOH/SingStat. Why: no registry of intraoral scanners; HSA device registration lists products, not installed units. Best lead: distributor interviews,… | other | Comparability not rated | Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited Annual Report 2025 (SGX filing) | Not available | |
| Chairside cadcam installed base (tier 2) | Not published why No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, MOH/SingStat. Why: no official or industry count published. Best lead: Dentsply Sirona/Ivoclar distributor data, Singapore Dental Association surveys. | other | Comparability not rated | Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited Annual Report 2025 (SGX filing) | Not available | |
| Dental 3d printer installed base (tier 2) | Not published why No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, MOH/SingStat. Why: no official or industry count published. Best lead: distributor interviews; dental laboratory surveys. | other | Comparability not rated | Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited Annual Report 2025 (SGX filing) | Not available | |
| Ios penetration % dentists (tier 2) | No record | No record |
Sleep
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult OSA prevalence (%) (tier 2) | 30.5% (stale) | estimate | Comparability B | Tan A et al. Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in a multiethnic Asian population in Singapore: a community-based study. Respirology 2016;21(5):943-50 | Value (stale) | |
| Oral appliance reimbursement (tier 2) | No figure found why No reliable figure found. Checked: CHAS dental services list (18 procedures, no oral/mandibular advancement appliance); CHAS 1 Sep 2025 release (Flexi-MediSave only for root canals and crowns); MOH… | other | Comparability not rated | Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) - dental services covered and news releases | Not available |
Context
| Metric | Latest value | Basis | As of | Comparability | Source | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,208,523 persons | other | Comparability A | SingStat Table Builder (population M810001, GDP per capita M015121, university graduates M850511, health personnel M870011, health facilities M870291, services industries M601481) | Value | |
| GDP per capita (US$) | US$98,878 | other | Comparability A | SingStat Table Builder (population M810001, GDP per capita M015121, university graduates M850511, health personnel M870011, health facilities M870291, services industries M601481) | Value |
Local definitions
- Population
- Total population = residents (citizens + PRs) and non-residents; mid-year (end-June) estimate
- GDP per capita (US$)
- Per capita GDP at current market prices converted to US dollars by SingStat
- Dentists (total)
- Dentists registered with the Singapore Dental Council (full, conditional and temporary registration), specialists + general dental practitioners
- Dentists (practising)
- Registered dentists holding a valid practising certificate at 31 Dec 2025
- Dentists per 100,000 population
- Headline rate (DECISIONS L4/L5): dentists_practising (practising) divided by World Bank total population, same year
- Dental hygienists total
- Registered Oral Health Therapists: local- and foreign-trained dental hygienists and dental therapists (Part I and Part II of the Register)
- Dental graduates annual
- Graduates from first-degree courses in Dentistry at Singapore universities (SSEC 2020 field), academic year
- Dental schools total
- Institutions offering a registrable basic dental degree (BDS)
- Dental clinics total
- Public (polyclinic, hospital/institution, school dental clinics) plus private dental clinics
- Hospitals with a dental department
- Public-sector dental clinics in hospitals/institutions, including the National Dental Centre (MOH footnote 9)
- Dental public coverage
- Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) dental subsidies, administered by AIC for MOH
Documented gaps
Reasons: No figure found (gap): we searched and found nothing; Not applicable (structural): the measure does not exist or does not apply there; Source blocked (blocked_source): a source exists but could not be read; Not published (not_published): the authorities do not publish it.
- Dental technicians total: structural. No reliable figure found. Checked: SDC Annual Report 2025 (registers only dentists and OHTs: 'Dental Practitioners refer to General Dental Practitioners, Dental Specialists and Oral Health Therapists', p.14 fn 1); MOH Health Manpower and SingStat M870011 (no technician row). Why: dental technicians are not a… (record)
- Implant procedures annual: not_published. No reliable figure found. Checked: CHAS covered list (implants not subsidised, so no claims data); SingStat table search 'dental'; SDC AR2025. Why: implants are private self-pay and not reported by MOH/SingStat. Best lead: MOH MediSave claims data (MediSave status of implants not verified here), Q&M AR segment notes,… (record)
- Clear aligner cases annual: not_published. No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, SingStat, MOH. Why: no national statistic; vendors (Align Technology) do not disclose by country. Best lead: Align Technology investor materials (APAC only), orthodontic society surveys. (record)
- Self-pay share of dental spend (%): not_published. No reliable figure found. Checked: SingStat table search (Government Health Expenditure M870391 has no dental line); WHO GHED has no dental split. Why: Singapore health accounts are not published with a dental function line. Best lead: SingStat Household Expenditure Survey 2023 (dental services item, e.g. table 17967)… (record)
- Total dental spend (US$): gap. No reliable figure found. Checked: SingStat M601481 (services industries) only gives 'SSIC 86204/869 - Dental & Other Health Services' combined (operating receipts S$5,776.6m in 2024), not dental alone; M870391 government health expenditure has no dental line. Why: no dental-only spend series. Best lead: SingStat… (record)
- Intraoral scanners installed: not_published. No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, MOH/SingStat. Why: no registry of intraoral scanners; HSA device registration lists products, not installed units. Best lead: distributor interviews, HSA SMDR product listings (qualitative), vendor APAC disclosures. (record)
- Chairside cadcam installed base: not_published. No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, MOH/SingStat. Why: no official or industry count published. Best lead: Dentsply Sirona/Ivoclar distributor data, Singapore Dental Association surveys. (record)
- Dental 3d printer installed base: not_published. No reliable figure found. Checked: Q&M AR2025, MOH/SingStat. Why: no official or industry count published. Best lead: distributor interviews; dental laboratory surveys. (record)
- Oral appliance reimbursement: gap. No reliable figure found. Checked: CHAS dental services list (18 procedures, no oral/mandibular advancement appliance); CHAS 1 Sep 2025 release (Flexi-MediSave only for root canals and crowns); MOH PQ 7 Jul 2026 on dental MediSave (no OSA mention). Why: no official statement found on MediSave/CHAS treatment of MADs;… (record)
Data notes
Series breaks: a change in source or definition inside a series. A jump across a break is never growth.
No series breaks documented.
Desk notes on gaps
Status of tier-1
| Metric | Latest record | Note |
|---|---|---|
| population | 6,208,523 (mid-2026), SingStat M810001 | 2025 and 2024 also added. Old null sg.population.2025 is superseded by sg.population.2025-tb. |
| gdp_per_capita_usd | US$98,878 (2025), SingStat M015121 | 2024 also added. |
| dentists_total | 2,906 (31 Dec 2025), SDC AR2025 | Matches MOH 2024 (2,812). |
| dentists_practising | 2,814 valid PCs (2025), SDC AR2025 | 2024 derived 2,687 "in active practice" (MOH/SingStat), comparability B. |
| dentists_per_100k | 47.55 (2025, derived) | SDC reports 4.8 per 10,000; 2024 46.58. |
| dental_hygienists_total | 467 OHTs (2025), SDC AR2025 | Combined hygienist/therapist category (12 hygienist-only). |
| dental_technicians_total | null | Not a registered profession. |
| dental_graduates_annual | 56 (AY2024, derived), SingStat M850511 | 2023: 59. |
| dental_schools_total | 1 (NUS), NUHS release 2019 | Statement dated 2019; no current official page fetched (NUS bot wall). |
| dental_clinics_total | 1,297 (2025), existing record | No change. |
| hospitals_with_dental_dept | 10 (2024, MOH); 9 (2023, SingStat) | Public hospital/institution dental clinics, incl. NDCS; comparability B. |
| dental_public_coverage | text (CHAS + polyclinics/NSCs + Flexi-MediSave + YPDS) |
Gaps and best leads
- hospitals_with_dental_dept 2025: MOH Health Facilities page shows 10 for 2025, but the legacy null record
sg.hospitals_with_dental_dept.2025(same source and as_of) blocks a new 2025 record under the validator's duplicate rule. Decision needed: allow a superseding record (for example by a desk-A rule or a-v2id with a distinct as_of), or leave the 2024 record as latest. The count covers public hospital/institution clinics only. Private hospitals (Mount Elizabeth, Gleneagles and others) host private dental clinics that MOH counts under private dental clinics. - dental_technicians_total: null. Lead: MOM/SingStat occupational tables (SSOC "dental technicians") or the Occupational Wage Survey.
- dental_schools_total: a current official statement is missing. Leads: NUS Bulletin AY2026/27 Faculty of Dentistry overview (nus.edu.sg sits behind an Incapsula bot wall) and the SDC schedule of registrable qualifications.
- dental_graduates_annual: SingStat data run to AY2024 only. NUS commencement pages are blocked. SDC AR2025 p.17 gives 75 newly registered local-trained dentists in 2025 (registration year, not graduation).
- oral_appliance_reimbursement: no explicit statement found. Leads: ACE MedTech Guidance "PAP for OSA" (isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg returned 403), the CPF MediSave claimable outpatient list, and the MOH Table of Surgical Procedures.
- dental_spend_total_usd / self_pay share: SingStat M601481 merges dental with other health services (SSIC 86204/869: operating receipts S$5,776.6m in 2024). Government health expenditure (M870391) has no dental line. Best lead: Household Expenditure Survey 2023 dental services item (SingStat tables 17967 and related) for household out-of-pocket spend.
- implant / aligner / IOS / CAD-CAM / 3D printer: no official or filing figures. Leads: distributor data, HSA device listings (qualitative only), SDA surveys.
- dso_clinic_share_pct: covers Q&M only (110 outlets, 8.48% of all clinics). Other chains are not counted. Leads: other listed or large chains (for example Royce/Smilefocus, Dental Focus and hospital-group dental arms). An MOH licensee name list from the HCSA licence register could support a fuller chain count.
Blocked / restricted sites
- moh.gov.sg, sdc.gov.sg, healthprofessionals.gov.sg, population.gov.sg: CloudFront 403 to curl, including robots.txt. I did not retry with other user agents. The MOH and SDC home pages were read through the WebFetch tool, as the prior desk did. Two quotes taken from MOH HTML tables through that tool are flagged in their notes as not byte-verified.
- www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg, www.nus.edu.sg: Incapsula bot challenge. Stopped.
- isomer-user-content.by.gov.sg (ACE guidance PDFs): 403. Stopped.
- physician.mohh.com.sg: SSL handshake failure.
- qandmdental.com.sg: no connection. Used the SGX filing instead.
- pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov web page: cookie wall for the fetch tool. Used NCBI E-utilities instead.
- go.gov.sg robots.txt has a single group for NLB_archive_bot ending in "Disallow: *". I read it as applying only to that bot and fetched the SDC report short link. Flagging this for review.
Other observations
- SDC AR2025: 97% of registered dentists hold valid PCs (private 2,198, public 616). Local-trained dentists number 1,849 and foreign-trained 1,057. Specialists number 472. Newly registered dentists: 75 local-trained and 59 foreign-trained.
- SingStat M870331: visits to public-sector dental clinics were 933,723 in 2023 (schools 336,488; hospitals/institutions 402,618; polyclinics 194,617).
- Polyclinic dental clinics: 12 (2023), 14 (2024), 15 (2025) per MOH.
Proposed metrics
public_dental_visits_annual(visits): SingStat M870331, a clean official series.dentists_newly_registered_annual(persons, split local/foreign-trained): SDC annual report.household_dental_spend_monthly(local currency): SingStat Household Expenditure Survey dental item.dental_fee_benchmark(text/local currency per procedure): MOH CHAS dental fee benchmarks (18 procedures, from 1 Oct 2025). Useful for the self-pay beat.
Sources
- Health Manpower (registered dentists, oral health therapists) (Ministry of Health (MOH) Singapore)
- Health Facilities (public/private dental clinics) (MOH Singapore)
- Singapore Dental Council annual reports and register (Singapore Dental Council)
- SingStat population statistics (Singapore Department of Statistics)
- World Bank WDI: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (World Bank (UN Population Division, national statistics offices and others))
- SingStat Table Builder (population M810001, GDP per capita M015121, university graduates M850511, health personnel M870011, health facilities M870291, services industries M601481) (Singapore Department of Statistics)
- Singapore Dental Council Annual Report 2025 (Singapore Dental Council)
- Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) - dental services covered and news releases (Agency for Integrated Care (for Ministry of Health))
- HealthHub - Youth Preventive Dental Service (school dental programme) (Health Promotion Board)
- NUHS media release: NUCOHS official opening (5 July 2019) (National University Health System)
- Tan A et al. Prevalence of sleep-disordered breathing in a multiethnic Asian population in Singapore: a community-based study. Respirology 2016;21(5):943-50 (Respirology (Asian Pacific Society of Respirology) via PubMed)
- Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited Annual Report 2025 (SGX filing) (Q & M Dental Group (Singapore) Limited via SGX)
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