# Dentists per 10,000 people in United Arab Emirates

Dentists per 10,000 people in United Arab Emirates was 8.85 per 10,000 people in 2023. Source: World Health Organization.

- Indicator id: `dentists_per_10k`
- Place id: `ae`
- Unit: per 10,000 people
- Definition: Dentists per 10,000 population (ISCO-08 code 2261), as reported to WHO's National Health Workforce Accounts, divided by the national population. Depending on the country's source, the count covers practising dentists only or all registered dentists.
- Note: Dental assistants and technicians are not counted. WHO revises these series, past years included, when new national reports or estimates come in, so values can change between retrievals.
- Source: World Health Organization, Density of dentistry personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0010) (https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C25EFD6/9F88C44)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: World Health Organization, data.who.int. Density of dentistry personnel (per 10 000 population) (HWF_0010) [Indicator]. https://data.who.int/indicators/i/C25EFD6/9F88C44 (Accessed on 2026-10-12). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. No changes made to source values. WHO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.
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| Period | per 10,000 people |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 8.85 |
| 2022 | 8.29 |
| 2021 | 7.64 |
| 2020 | 7.26 |
| 2019 | 7.01 |
| 2018 | 6.71 |
| 2017 | 6.08 |
| 2016 | 5.72 |
| 2015 | 5.67 |
| 2014 | 4.87 |
| 2013 | 4.06 |
| 2012 | 4.19 |
| 2011 | 4.17 |
| 2010 | 4.44 |
| 2009 | 4.29 |
| 2008 | 3.37 |
| 2007 | 3.41 |
| 2006 | 2.71 |
| 2005 | 3.03 |
| 2004 | 3.35 |
| 2003 | 3.04 |
| 2002 | 2.91 |
| 2001 | 2.81 |
| 2000 | 2.3 |