Dentistry in Dubai? Is it Really Paradise? (UAE) – IC032

Ever considered moving to Dubai to practice Dentistry? Dr. Mark Georgy practiced in Abu Dhabi for 5 years, and Dr. Fraaz Ahmed moved to Dubai 5 days ago - on today’s episode we are lucky to get BOTH perspectives of life and Dentistry in the United Arab Emirates. Fancy tax deductible Skiing + CPD next month? Check out Destination CPD by Mark Georgy From qualifications to registration process and income potential, we covered it all in this episode. https://youtu.be/KGCk3YcK-e0 Check out this full episode on YouTube “You have to have your license already sorted out, a lot of people just won't reply unless you have your license, which you can do remotely, you DON'T have to come in to the country (UAE)” Download Protrusive App on iOS and Android and Claim your Verifiable CPD/CE by answering a few questions on hundreds of episodes + You can get EARLY ACCESS to the episode + EXCLUSIVE content Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this episode: 2:32 Dr. Mark and Dr. Fraaz introduction6:46 Considering Dubai as the place for practice10:34 Dental Health Authority (DHA) License12:19 Taking risks of moving to other countries13:54 Requirements for foreign dentists to work in the UAE17:06 Dental Protection in UAE19:22 Family-run clinic22:05 Contractual issues abroad 30:00 Things to consider before moving abroad33:34 Quality of life and schooling in UAE37:26 Income tax and income levels in UAE44:42 Daily life in the UAE48:38 Language Issues49:48 Advice in considering moving to the UAE Enlighten Smiles sponsored this episode with their great whitening products and also their course flagship composite bonding course called Mini Smile Makeover, which is really heavy duty full sequence from peg laterals to composite veneers by the famous Dipesh Parmar. If you enjoyed this, you might also like this episode The American Dental Dream with Dr. Kristina Gauchan Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: Did you know that the very first episode of Protrusive Podcast was about my experiences and Surinder's experiences when we were in Singapore? And that was kind of the reason why I started PROTRUSIVE DENTAL PODCAST. Jaz's Introduction: Well, so many hundreds of episodes later, another opportunity has come to talk about moving to the UAE, from wherever you are in the world, be at US, Australia, UK, New Zealand, wherever you are, and starting a new life, a new career in the United Arab Emirates, think Abu Dhabi, think Dubai kind of thing. And those are where my two guests have got experiences from. And I'm really excited to share this episode, because we've got Mark, who was practicing in Abu Dhabi for five years. And we've got Fraaz, who literally arrived in Dubai, two days ago from the UK, and is living the entire sort of initiation process right now. And he's hoping to get started working there next month in January. So, a lot of takeaway points for anyone who's even thought about moving to the UAE? What is it take? Are there other exams? What's the income, like? What's the tax situation like? All the things that you'd want to know, before you move out to the UAE to practice dentistry, funny enough, one of the the hygienist, Bev who I work with is also there now. I haven't caught up with in a while. So I'm actually reached out to her. But there's lots of people I know over the years, who've experienced dentistry in the UAE. And it's a place that I've been to a fair bit, my wife actually grew up in UAE, and we're going there again, on vacation. So it really piqued my interest, you know, my wife is actually expecting number two in summer. So looking forward to a summer of sleepless nights. And one of the things that we are looking for in the future and a couple of years is a bigger place, because we're in a cozy to bed, and we're gonna need a bigger space. So before we decide on that, my wife was like, 'But you know,