Periodontists for dental clinics, implant centres and multi-speciality practices in Dubai. A periodontist treats the tissue everything else stands on: gums and bone around natural teeth and implants. The work is built on repeat visits, so the doctor, the hygienists and the recall system must work as one team. We check the specialist licence route, surgical skills and how the doctor builds long-term maintenance with patients.
Hire a periodontistLooking for a job?A periodontist who treats gum disease step by step, performs periodontal and soft-tissue surgery within the licence, and keeps patients in a maintenance programme with your hygienists.
A periodontist is licensed as a dentist with a specialist title, through the regulator of the emirate: DHA in Dubai, DOH in Abu Dhabi, MOHAP in the northern emirates. The route decides the start date, so we check it first.
Which surgical procedures sit inside the licence and which need extra privileges at the facility depends on the case and the regulator. Confirm it before the offer, together with the clinic's sterilisation and surgical set-up. Practical assessment on a model: read a periodontal chart and radiographs and build a staged plan, demonstrate suturing and flap design on a model, and explain how the maintenance recall is split between doctor and hygienist. Typical hiring mistakes: hiring a periodontist without a hygienist and a recall system, so the doctor only does one-off surgery; not checking the surgical set-up and sterilisation; and promising cosmetic or implant volume the clinic cannot deliver.
| Level | Salary, AED/month |
|---|---|
| Periodontist | 30,000 - 40,000 |
| Senior periodontist | 40,000 - 50,000 |
| Periodontist on commission | fixed plus 30 - 40% of collections, varies by clinic |
Market estimate, AED per month; it varies by clinic, experience and the fixed-versus-commission model. A periodontist in an implant-focused clinic with strong referrals and a hygienist team usually earns more than one in a clinic without a recall system, because the income comes from the repeat-visit programme, not single procedures.
Besides the salary, the employer covers the work permit and residence visa, medical test, Emirates ID and mandatory health insurance. By UAE law these costs cannot be deducted from the employee's pay.
Exact visa and insurance costs depend on company category, emirate and plan. See the full cost of hiring guide or ask us for a budget for your case.
Market estimate: roughly 30,000 - 40,000 AED per month for a periodontist and 40,000 - 50,000 AED or more for a senior one. In clinics paying commission, the total depends on referrals from dentists and on how well the maintenance recalls are organised.
Yes, to treat patients in a Dubai clinic the periodontist needs a licence from the regulator for the emirate (DHA in Dubai) as a dentist with the specialist title. The usual steps are DataFlow verification, a requirements check, an assessment where required and activation under the employing clinic. What the title allows is set by the regulator and depends on the case.
Our fee is fixed for each role and agreed before the search starts. A 10% prepayment of the fee starts the search, the rest is due once the person has started work. If it does not work out, we find a replacement free of charge; the period is set in the contract.
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