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Dr. Rafif Tayara

Dentistry AE

Dr. Rafif Tayara

15 years of experience

10,812+
Patients seen
15
Years in practice
6
Publications
5
Languages spoken

PROFILE SUMMARY

About Dr. Rafif Tayara at a glance

Dr. Rafif Tayara is a Dentistry practitioner based in Europe, United Arab Emirates, practising at Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital. They have 21+ years of clinical experience. Procedures focus on gp consultation, annual physical exam, vaccination administration, minor procedure (skin). Educated at Universidad de Navarra (MD, 2007).

VERIFIED PHYSICIAN PROFILE · UPDATED MAY 2026

About

Instgram: @doctortayara
Dr. Rafif Tayara was brought up as a child in Montreal, Canada but from Lebanese origins. She trained in Pediatric Dentistry both at St-Justine Children's Hospital in Montreal and at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut. She is an international speaker and lecturer in Oral Health, as well as the Middle East Ambassador for the Scandinavian company 'Jordan' one of the world's oldest oral healthcare brands.
Dr. Rafif has lived and worked in Montreal, Beirut, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Dubai gathering an extensive experience of 16 years in treating children from all walks of life. She had the privilege of treating a huge diversity of healthy and sick kids from all over the world, in different healthcare systems both in private and public settings.
Coming from a multicultural background, she is fluent in French, English and Arabic. Her passion for languages led her to also study Italian and Portuguese. She says "This brings me closer to my little patients and families who I treat".
Currently Dr. Rafif practices at Dr. Michael's Children's Dental Center, offering high-quality & specialised paediatric dentistry including nitrous oxide sedation and Oral Rehabilitation under General Anaesthesia, using the most up to date techniques and most proven behavior management approaches.
She is also a proud mother of 8 year-old twins. " I can truly relate to the parental struggles when it comes to raising kids in an expat environment. I enjoy sharing parenting tips with my little patients' parents on a daily basis" .
Besides paediatric dentistry, Dr Rafif's passions include dancing and traveling the world whenever she needs a break to change perspectives.
You can follow her on Instagram @doctortayara to see her daily stories with patients, helping them to have a healthy, happy smile for life.

“Evidence-based care tailored to each patient — taking the time to explain options and shared decisions.”

— Dr. Rafif Tayara

Education & training

  1. 2001–2007 MD · Medicine and Surgery
    Universidad de Navarra (AE)
  2. 2007–2011 Residency · Dentistry
    UAB Barcelona (AE)
  3. 2011–2012 Fellowship · Subspecialty training
    Mayo Clinic, US

Career & appointments

  1. 2011-09–2012-08 Junior consultant
    Universidad de Navarra Teaching Hospital — Dentistry

Licenses & insurance

Medical licenses

AE — Organización Médica Colegial de España (OMC)
#AE-444103 active · expires 2028-12-31

Board certifications

European Board of Dentistry
#EB-1E306501 · issued 2012 · renewal 2022
Malpractice insurance: AXA Healthcare Liability · 3,000,000 EUR coverage · No claims on file

Procedures performed

ProcedureCodeLifetime count
GP consultation 99213 1,361
Annual physical exam 99395 2,063
Vaccination administration 90471 1,367
Minor procedure (skin) 17110 1,128

Services & pricing

ServiceDurationModalityPrice
New patient consultation (60m) 60 min in_clinic|telemed 180.00 EUR
Follow-up consultation (30m) 30 min in_clinic|telemed|phone 90.00 EUR
Vaccination administration 30 min in_clinic 450.00 EUR
Minor procedure (skin) 120 min in_clinic 180.00 EUR

Office, team & in practice

Rafif Tayara
HEADSHOT
Rafif Tayara in consultation
IN OFFICE
Rafif Tayara with the team
WITH TEAM
Rafif Tayara at a conference
CONFERENCE

Videos

introduction · 81s
Meet Rafif Tayara

Research & publications

h-index: 13 · i10: 3

  1. European registry analysis of Dentistry outcomes
    Rafif Tayara, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2025
    DOI: 10.4315/euroclin.2025.0 · PMID: 38579996 · cited by 193
  2. Outcomes of Dentistry in adults — a multi-centre cohort
    Rafif Tayara, et al. · European Journal of Medicine, 2024
    DOI: 10.7024/euroclin.2024.1 · PMID: 37777667 · cited by 59

Invited talks

  • Practical updates in Dentistry European Annual Congress (Dentistry) · Vienna · 2024 · invited
  • Single-centre experience in Dentistry National Society Meeting · · 2023 · oral abstract

Awards & memberships

Awards

  • 🏆 Top-rated Dentistry — · EuroClinics Patient Choice · 2025 · regional

Society memberships

  • WONCA Europe — Family Doctors — Member · Since 2012
  • national college of family doctors — Member · Since 2012
  • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS) — Member · Since 2012

Articles by this doctor

  • Patient education Patient guide to Dentistry 2026-03-14 · 5 min read
  • Awareness When should you see a dentistry? 2026-01-19 · 7 min read

For international patients

Coordinator
Patient liaison · rafif.tayara@euroclinics.example

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Recent reviews

  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Very thorough first visit — explained every step. Booking was easy and the staff were welcoming.
    Anna B.
  • ★★★★★ ✓ Verified
    Took time to listen and reviewed all my previous results. I would absolutely recommend.
    Marco V.
  • ★★★★☆ ✓ Verified
    Professional and knowledgeable. Wait on the day was a bit long, otherwise excellent.
    Helena F.

SPECIALTIES & PROCEDURES

Dr. Rafif Tayara's Areas of Specialty

Each specialty below reflects the conditions and procedures Dr. Rafif Tayara treats, with the size of the national pool of United Arab Emirates doctors offering the same care.

Dentistry

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LOCAL CARE CONTEXT

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    Rafif Tayara speaks English, Arabic, French, Italian, Portuguese.

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