What it costs
Three prices, set by the government.
NHS dental charges are the same at every practice in England. Whatever you need, it falls into one of three bands, and you pay that band once — however many appointments the course of treatment takes.
NHS charges · England · 2026/27
You pay the band, not the appointment.
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Band 1
£27.90
Check-up and prevention
Examination, assessment and advice. X-rays if they are clinically needed. Scale and polish if the dentist says you need one, and fluoride varnish.
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Band 2
£76.60
Fillings and extractions
Everything in Band 1, plus fillings, root canal treatment, taking teeth out, and treatment for gum disease. Additions to an existing denture.
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Band 3
£332.10
Crowns, bridges, dentures
Everything in Bands 1 and 2, plus laboratory work: crowns, bridges, full or partial dentures, and orthodontic appliances.
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Urgent
£27.90
In pain today
An emergency appointment: assessment, a temporary filling or dressing, opening a tooth to relieve pain, or removing up to two teeth.
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Free
£0
No charge at all
Taking stitches out, and stopping bleeding after an extraction. Repairing a denture is free; replacing one is not.
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Private
Quoted
Before anything starts
Private work is priced per treatment, not in bands. You get the figure in writing before we begin, and you are free to say no to it.
The part people miss
One band covers the whole course of treatment.
If you need three fillings across four visits, that is one Band 2 charge, not four. You only pay a second time if you start a new course of treatment later.
And if a Band 1 check-up turns out to need a filling, you pay the difference up to Band 2, not both bands added together.
Free NHS dentistryif any of these apply
- Under 18
- Under 19 in full-time education
- Pregnant, or gave birth in the last year
- Treated in an NHS hospital by a dentist
- On qualifying low-income benefits
Bring proof to your appointment
Nothing hidden
You will know the figure before we pick anything up.
Whether the work is NHS or private, you get a written treatment plan with the cost on it, and nothing begins until you have read it. If a plan changes halfway through, you hear about it then, not on the way out.
Charges shown are the statutory NHS England bands in force from 1 April 2026. They are reviewed each April. Source: nhs.uk.
Rather write than ring?
Ask us to ring you back.
Plenty of people who have put off the dentist for years find the phone call harder than the appointment. Write instead. Someone from the practice will ring you at a time you choose.
This is a request, not a booking. Nothing is confirmed until we have spoken to you.