Metrics
Dental Market Radar Editorial Team · Updated
Catalogue of dental market metrics for Asia-Pacific and the Gulf (GCC) with definitions and cross-market comparisons.
32 metrics. Each metric page compares every market side by side, with the local definition and a comparability rating, so figures are never silently mixed.
Workforce
- Dentists (total): 12 of 12 markets have a value. Dentists registered or licensed to practise (headcount); definition per record notes
- Dentists (practising): 10 of 12 markets have a value. Dentists reported as practising / on the resident register (narrower than registered)
- Dentists in clinics: 1 of 12 markets have a value. Dentists working in clinics only (excludes hospital dentists)
- Dentists per 100,000 population: 12 of 12 markets have a value. Dentists per 100,000 population; derived = dentists / population x 100000, or reported by source
- Dental hygienists total: 6 of 12 markets have a value. Dental hygienists (headcount); some markets register oral health therapists instead (see notes)
- Dental technicians total: 6 of 12 markets have a value. Dental technicians (headcount)
- Dental graduates annual: 11 of 12 markets have a value. New dental graduates per year
- Dental schools total: 10 of 12 markets have a value. Number of dental schools / faculties granting a first dental degree (DDS/DMD/BDS equivalent)
- Dentists public sector: 2 of 12 markets have a value. Dentists employed in the public sector (ministry of health or equivalent)
- Dental therapists total: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Dental therapists / oral health therapists (headcount), for markets where they register separately from hygienists
- Dental new licences annual: 0 of 12 markets have a value. New dentist licences / registrations issued per year (includes foreign-trained where stated)
- Oral health therapists total: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Oral health therapists (combined hygiene and therapy scope) where registered as a separate profession (e.g. AU, NZ, SG)
- Dental prosthetists total: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Dental prosthetists / denturists registered to supply dentures directly
- Dentists specialists total: 2 of 12 markets have a value. Registered specialist dentists (board-certified or specialist-register), headcount
Facilities
- Dental clinics total: 8 of 12 markets have a value. Dental clinics (facility count)
- Hospitals with a dental department: 4 of 12 markets have a value. Hospitals with a dental department
- DSO share of dental clinics (%): 1 of 12 markets have a value. Share of dental clinics owned by a DSO / chain
- Dental businesses total: 2 of 12 markets have a value. Registered dental businesses/enterprises (tax or business register). Not a count of clinic premises: one practice can hold several registrations, a group can run many premises
Self-pay
- Implant procedures annual: 1 of 12 markets have a value. Dental implant procedures per year
- Clear aligner cases annual: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Clear aligner cases started per year
- Self-pay share of dental spend (%): 3 of 12 markets have a value. Out-of-pocket / non-insured share of dental spending
- Total dental spend (US$): 6 of 12 markets have a value. Total dental spending
- Dental public coverage: 12 of 12 markets have a value. What public (social or national) health insurance pays for in dental care; short text, original scope noted
- Dental spend local currency: 1 of 12 markets have a value. Total or insured dental spending in local currency; record currency, fiscal year and whether insured-only in notes
Digital
- Intraoral scanners installed: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Intraoral scanners installed (units)
- Chairside cadcam installed base: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Chairside CAD/CAM systems installed (units)
- Dental 3d printer installed base: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Dental 3D printers installed (units)
- Ios penetration % dentists: 0 of 12 markets have a value. Share of dentists using an intraoral scanner (survey-based; record n, sampling frame and year in notes)
Sleep
- Adult OSA prevalence (%): 6 of 12 markets have a value. Adult obstructive sleep apnea prevalence
- Oral appliance reimbursement: 2 of 12 markets have a value. Public reimbursement status of oral appliances for OSA (text)
Context
- Population: 12 of 12 markets have a value. Resident population (total) at the stated date
- GDP per capita (US$): 12 of 12 markets have a value. GDP per capita