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Dentists · Qatar · checked 29 October 2026

Work as a dentist in Qatar

In Qatar the employer drives the licensing process: a healthcare facility submits your application to the Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP, formerly QCHP). With less than two years of experience you can only be licensed as a general dentist under supervision.

  • 4 steps
  • From QAR 1,210 in official fees
  • Every fee linked to its source
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YOU 1234 QA
Your degreeLicence in Qatar
Official fees
QAR 1,210plus 3 that vary
Steps
4from degree to licence
Language
Documents in Arabic or English
Planning time
About 6–12 months, led by your employer
Our estimate, not official

Where did you qualify?

The same DHP route applies wherever you trained.

Step by step

Each fee links to the page we took it from.

  1. 1

    Find an employer and apply for evaluation

    set by DHP

    Your application on the DHP portal is approved and submitted by the employer's representative. Source

  2. 2

    Primary source verification

    QAR 1,210

    DataFlow verifies your documents for DHP (package A for physicians and dentists). Source

  3. 3

    Preliminary evaluation and qualifying exam

    not published

    DHP checks the verification result and may call you for an interview. The preliminary evaluation is valid for six months. Dentists sit the National General Dental Qualifying Exam (NGDQE): 150 multiple-choice questions in three and a half hours, pass mark 60 %. Source

  4. 4

    Licence

    set by DHP

    With a Qatar ID sponsored by your employer, police clearance, a medical report and a verified certificate of good standing, DHP reviews the licence application in about 15 working days. Source

Not included: courses, translations, travel, visas and living costs.

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Questions

What does the NGDQE cost?

DHP has not published the fee for the NGDQE separately – ask DHP before you book.

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