The Northern Borders Health Affairs has obtained the accreditation of the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) as a training center for the Saudi Specialty Certification Program in family dental medicine department, with the availability of eight training opportunities at Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Musaed Dental Center in Arar.
It is worth mentioning that the Northern Borders Health Affairs features ten specialized medical centers (a cardiac center, three diabetes centers, three kidney centers, and three dental centers), as well as 11 hospitals with a 1,410-bed capacity, which are enhanced with a number of delicate medical specialties such as: neurosurgery, heart surgery, bariatric surgery, endoscopy, and others. Besides, the Affairs has 48 primary healthcare centers.