Dental price list for London
What dental treatment costs, on one page. NHS charges are the same across England. Private prices are the median (middle value) of what 1,279 London practices publish on their own websites. They are what practices advertise, not our estimate.
NHS dental charges, 2026/27
NHS treatment in England is charged in 3 bands. These charges apply from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. You pay one band charge for each course of treatment. So a course with five fillings costs the same as a course with one.
| Band | Charge | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | £27.90 | Check-up, X-rays, scale and polish if clinically needed, preventive advice. Urgent care is charged at the same rate. |
| Band 2 | £76.60 | Everything in Band 1, plus fillings, extractions and root canal treatment. The same charge whether you need one filling or five. |
| Band 3 | £332.10 | Everything in Bands 1 and 2, plus crowns, dentures, bridges and complex restorative work. |
These are national England charges, not London ones, and they are the same at every NHS practice. Some people pay nothing: who qualifies for free NHS dental treatment.
Private treatment prices in London
Every figure below is a published "from" price taken from a practice's own website. We take each practice's lowest price for a treatment, then the median across practices. This means one very expensive clinic does not change the figure much. The typical range is the middle half of practices: a quarter start below it and a quarter start above it.
| Treatment | Typical from-price | London median | Practices | Cheapest borough | Dearest borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's dentistry | £40 to £75 | £50 | 276 | Harrow £40 | Westminster £85 |
| Hygienist services | £65 to £95 | £75 | 884 | Barking and Dagenham £40 | City of London £125 |
| Emergency dentist | £60 to £100 | £80 | 419 | Lewisham £50 | Merton £135 |
| General dentistry | £50 to £145 | £80 | 1,130 | Barking and Dagenham £45 | Hammersmith and Fulham £120 |
| Gum treatment | £110 to £195 | £150 | 543 | Sutton £95 | Kensington and Chelsea £220 |
| Cosmetic dentistry | £150 to £575 | £250 | 89 | too few | too few |
| Oral surgery | £185 to £380 | £280 | 668 | Newham £140 | Westminster £375 |
| Sedation dentistry | £245 to £380 | £300 | 215 | Hackney £180 | Richmond upon Thames £430 |
| Veneers and bonding | £225 to £650 | £325 | 946 | Harrow £250 | Greenwich £450 |
| Teeth whitening | £300 to £440 | £375 | 944 | Newham £275 | Kensington and Chelsea £450 |
| Root canal treatment | £295 to £650 | £450 | 686 | Redbridge £300 | Kensington and Chelsea £625 |
| Dentures | £380 to £825 | £600 | 791 | Ealing £385 | Hammersmith and Fulham £850 |
| Orthodontics and braces | £1,200 to £2,975 | £1,995 | 368 | Redbridge £900 | Lambeth £3,000 |
| Dental implants | £1,700 to £2,800 | £2,100 | 288 | Camden £1,800 | City of London £2,995 |
| Invisalign and clear aligners | £1,890 to £3,300 | £2,500 | 752 | Newham £1,995 | Barking and Dagenham £3,000 |
Borough figures appear only where at least 5 practices in that borough publish a price. Dental implant prices are for a single implant. They leave out full-arch work such as All-on-4, which often costs £10,000 or more. We use the same method as our London Dental Cost Index, which ranks London's boroughs by price.
NHS or private: which is cheaper
For anything the NHS covers, NHS treatment is cheaper, usually by a lot. A Band 2 course at £76.60 covers root canal treatment that starts at a median £450 privately. A Band 3 course at £332.10 covers dentures that start at a median £600.
Implants, whitening, veneers and clear aligners are not usually available on the NHS, so the private price is the only price. For these treatments, compare practices and boroughs before you choose. For a single implant, the cheapest and dearest borough medians differ by more than £1,000.
The other constraint is availability rather than money. Which London practices are taking new NHS patients changes from week to week. A practice that is not taking new NHS patients will quote you its private price instead.
How we built this
We read the websites of the dental practices we list in London and record each published "from" price against a treatment. That gives 1,279 practices with at least one published price, out of 2,128 we list. A treatment appears above only where at least 10 practices publish a price for it.
These are advertised starting prices, not quotes. What you pay depends on the work you need, and a practice quoting "from £350" for a root canal may charge more for a molar. Always confirm with the practice before booking. We last read practice websites for prices in July 2026. This information is a general guide and is not a substitute for professional dental advice.
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