🇧🇭 Bahrain · Dentists
What do dentists need for an NHRA license in Bahrain?
Bahrain's National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) licenses a non-Bahraini General Dentist with a dental degree, a one-year internship and 60 months of clinical experience after it; its licensure exam (BLE) is waived for dentists with a master's or higher specialty qualification or ten years' clinical experience after the internship.
Checked 23 Oct 2026 · NHRA ↗
What NHRA asks of a General Dentist
| Qualification | Successful completion of an accredited dental programme (BDS, DMD, DDS) or the equivalent, and a one-year internship after graduation |
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| Experience | 60 months of clinical experience after the internship, for non-Bahrainis |
| Licence, good standing and verification | A valid licence or registration in the home country or country of last employment; a good standing certificate under six months old from the regulator of last employment; primary source verification of qualifications, experience and licences |
| English test | None named |
The Bahrain Licensure Examination (BLE)
| Who sits it, and how many attempts | Some dentists must pass NHRA's BLE; exempt are holders of a master's or higher specialty qualification, Bahraini or GCC nationals with a valid GCC licence, and dentists with ten years' clinical experience after the internship; four consecutive attempts within three years, then six months' training and two more attempts |
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Good to know
- What does DataFlow cost for NHRA, and how long does it take?
- DataFlow's NHRA guide prints no price; the total fee is shown on the payment page before submission, any verification fee the issuing authority charges is added to it, and a report takes an average of 20 working days from complete documents.
- Do my certificates need attestation?
- Not for verification: no attestation or apostille is needed for primary source verification.
What to do next
Tell us your dental degree, your internship and your experience, and we show whether NHRA will license you and what is left, with how long it takes.
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