Dentists in Kensington and Chelsea

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  • 72 Practices
  • 100% CQC registered
  • 4.7 ★ Avg Google rating (67 rated)
  • 53 Verified for general dentistry

All 72 dental practices in Kensington and Chelsea

Kensington and Chelsea has 72 dental practices. It is the smallest London borough by area (the City of London is smaller, but it is not a borough), and about 144,000 people lived here at the 2021 Census. 19 of the practices offer NHS treatment. Adult NHS access here is one of the lowest in London. Only Westminster and the very small City of London are lower.

Where the practices are

Chelsea (SW3) has 16 practices, the most in the borough. Earl’s Court (SW5) has 10. Kensington (W8) and Notting Hill (W11) have 9 each. South Kensington (SW7) and West Brompton (SW10) have 7 each, and North Kensington (W10) has 5.

Most practices are private. In Chelsea (SW3), South Kensington (SW7) and the Knightsbridge end of the borough (SW1X), only 2 of 27 practices offer NHS treatment.

What treatment costs in Kensington and Chelsea

Each practice publishes a lowest “from” price for a treatment. The table shows the middle (median) of those prices for practices in Kensington and Chelsea, next to the same figure for all of London. The last column is how many practices the figure comes from.

TreatmentKensington and ChelseaLondonPractices
Check-up or new patient exam£75£5518
Hygienist appointment£115£7530
Root canal£625£45026
Crown£685£69537
Teeth whitening£450£37530
Veneer or bonding (per tooth)£300£32531
Dentures£650£60021
Single implant£2,250£2,10010
Invisalign£2,750£2,50031

Root canals cost more here: £625, against £450 for London. Hygienist visits also cost more than the London median.

A “from” price is the cheapest version of the treatment. Your quote can be higher, so ask what it includes before you agree to it. For every practice’s own prices, see the London dental price list.

NHS dentists in Kensington and Chelsea

19 of the 72 practices in Kensington and Chelsea offer NHS treatment. In early October 2026, 14 of them told nhs.uk they were taking new adult NHS patients, and 15 were taking new child patients. This changes from week to week, so phone the practice before you go.

27.0% of adults in Kensington and Chelsea saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to March 2026. That is about 3 in 10 adults, below the London figure of 36.9%. Before the pandemic (2019/20) it was 32.3%. See how every borough compares on our NHS dental access page.

The north of the borough has most of the NHS places. In Notting Hill (W11), all 4 NHS practices said they were taking new adults. North Kensington (W10) had 2 more.

There are no catchment areas for NHS dentists, and you do not have to register with one. You can ask any NHS practice in any borough to see you. If nothing nearby has space, the neighbouring boroughs with the most practices taking new adults are Westminster (20) and Hammersmith and Fulham (15).

NHS dentists in Kensington and Chelsea lists each NHS practice here with its latest status. Our NHS dentists in London guide explains the charges.

Ratings and opening hours

26 practices have a Google rating of 4.9 or higher from 50 or more reviews. Google collects these ratings, not us. Each practice page shows the number of reviews next to the score.

30 of the 72 practices list Saturday opening hours. 4 also open on Sunday.

For urgent problems, see emergency dentists in Kensington and Chelsea. The median private price for an emergency appointment here is £95, from 7 practices. Out of hours, call NHS 111. It can book you an urgent NHS appointment, which costs £27.90 in 2026/27 unless you get free NHS treatment.

Kensington and Chelsea is part of our Central London region. You can also compare teeth whitening, Invisalign and dental implants in Kensington and Chelsea.

Written and reviewed by the Dentist-London.com editorial team. Last reviewed 6 October 2026. Prices are medians (middle values) of the starting prices practices publish. They are a guide, not quotes. Ask the practice for its current price.

Treatments in Kensington and Chelsea

"Verified" means the practice's own website names the treatment. Our software read each website to check this. We did not guess it from directory categories.

Looking specifically for NHS care? See NHS dentists in Kensington and Chelsea. That page lists the NHS practices here and shows whether each one says it is taking new NHS patients.

Dentists in Kensington and Chelsea: frequently asked questions

How many dentists are there in Kensington and Chelsea?

Dentist-London.com lists 72 dental practices in Kensington and Chelsea. All of them are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

How are dentists in Kensington and Chelsea rated by patients?

67 of the 72 practices in Kensington and Chelsea have Google ratings, averaging 4.7 out of 5. Ratings are collected by Google, not by Dentist-London.com.

Are dental practices in Kensington and Chelsea checked by the CQC?

Yes. Every practice listed here is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC). The CQC inspects dental practices to check that they meet the regulations. It does not give ratings to dental practices.

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