About

Dr. Mohammed Naji

Dentist, entrepreneur and youth mentor, born and raised in Dubai.

Dr. Mohammed Naji is a dentist and the Executive Director of Liberty Dental Clinic on Jumeirah Beach Road, the clinic his family established in 1998. It is where he spends most of his working days.

Outside the clinic he is a familiar face on Arabic television, in podcasts and on social media, and has spoken at Forbes Middle East healthcare summits since 2023. He co-stars in the reality show Smile Masters with his brother Dr. Majd Naji and his sister-in-law Dr. Deema Basim, founded the oral-care brand MONAJI, and has mentored young people through GADHA. He speaks Arabic, English and French.

How patients are changing

“While our parents always went seeking dental care only when their tooth hurt, today’s younger generation is intrigued by the concept of conservative dentistry. So now you have people visiting the dentist every 3–6 months to check if everything is in order. We see it with younger parents with their children as well.”

Tools such as dental lasers and 3D scanners are now part of everyday dentistry, and many younger dentists learn to use them while still in dental school.

Why age should not decide

“A lot of the younger generation is taken for granted. No matter where they go looking for work, they expect 5 or 10 years of experience, which is not realistic, especially in Medicine and Dentistry.”

He faced that prejudice himself as a young professional. People are often reassured by grey hair, he points out, because they assume it means more experience.

He uses social media to show the other side: that a young person can be successful, dress professionally and take part on the world stage. His message is that you are never restricted by your age, only by your effort and ambition to get things done. That conviction brought him to GADHA.

About

Along the way

1998
His family establishes Liberty Dental Clinic in Dubai, with three treatment rooms.
2005
The clinic moves to Jumeirah Beach Road.
2015
Graduates as a Doctor of Dental Surgery from Ajman University of Science and Technology.
2016
Liberty opens a second clinic, in Abu Dhabi.
2017
March
Smile Masters, the reality show he co-stars in, launches on YouTube.
2018
February
Recognition from H.E. Humaid Al Qattami at Re-imagining Experience, and season two of Smile Masters begins filming at AEEDC Dubai.
2019
UAE Golden Visa; profiled by The National; Liberty gains ACHS EQuIP accreditation; AEEDC Dubai.
2021
June
Interviewed by Dentistry for “Secrets to Success”.
2021
October–November
Cover story in Aspire magazine: “Towering High — as a dentist, investor and a youth mentor with GADHA”.
2022
April
Writes in Khaleej Times about The Dental Holiday, his 3D dental NFT collection.
2022
AEEDC Dubai 2022.
2023
November
Liberty Dental Clinic is among the winners of the inaugural Emirates Labour Market Award. He speaks at the Forbes Middle East Healthcare Summit the same year.
2024
Forbes Talk with Forbes Middle East, and a panel at the Forbes Middle East Medical Tourism & Wellness Summit in Dubai.
2024
September
MONAJI, the oral-care brand he founded, puts its pre-pasted bamboo toothbrush on sale online.
2025
April–May
MONAJI adds a mouthwash in 10 ml sachets and a portable aligner cleaner.
2025
August
Liberty and UCL Consultants announce an aesthetic dentistry training programme in Dubai.
2025
November
At the Forbes Middle East Healthcare Leaders' Summit, Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, gives a Doctor's Lab talk on the future of oral health as founder of MONAJI Group, and moderates a panel on the future of pharma.
2025
December
Sits on the jury of the Canadian University Dubai startup competition, as founder of MONAJI Group.
2026
February
Forbes Middle East publishes the video of his Doctor's Lab talk on oral health.

Education

Training

2015Doctor of Dental SurgeryAjman University of Science and Technology
2016Diploma in Healthcare Management and AdministrationLondon
2017Mastership in laser dentistryGermany
Master's programme in orthodonticsMohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai

About

Ventures and initiatives

Liberty Dental Clinic
Executive Director of the family clinic on Jumeirah Beach Road, established in 1998, with a second clinic in Abu Dhabi since 2016.
Liberty Medical Group (opens in a new tab)
The group around the clinic: Liberty Dental Lab, Liberty Research & Training Center, Liberty Dental Accreditation, Liberty Charity Initiative and Liberty Medical Management.
MONAJI
The oral-care brand he founded (MONAJI Group): a pre-pasted toothbrush, mouthwash sachets and a portable aligner cleaner, on sale online since 2024.
Smile Masters
Reality show with Dr. Majd Naji and Dr. Deema Basim: three seasons from 2017 to 2020, released on YouTube and later acquired by MBC.
GADHA
Mentor for young people; author of the 2022 course “You are Young & You Can”.
The Dental Holiday
A 3D dental NFT collection launched in 2022 that turns dental chairs, dentures and toothbrushes into holiday-themed art.