Dentists in Lewisham

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  • 44 Practices
  • 100% CQC registered
  • 4.6 ★ Avg Google rating (43 rated)
  • 32 Verified for general dentistry

All 44 dental practices in Lewisham

Lewisham has the best NHS dental access in London. In 2025/26, 45.6% of adults here saw an NHS dentist in the previous 24 months. That is close to 1 in 2 adults, against 36.9% across London and 40.4% across England (NHSBSA).

We list 44 dental practices in the borough. 27 of them hold an NHS contract, and 20 of those say they are taking new adult NHS patients. Lewisham runs from Deptford and New Cross in the north, through Lewisham town centre, Lee and Catford, to Forest Hill and Sydenham in the south. About 301,000 people lived here at the 2021 Census.

Where the practices are

Lewisham town centre, Ladywell and Hither Green (SE13) have the most practices, with 10. Catford (SE6) and Lee (SE12) have 8 each, and Forest Hill (SE23) has 6. New Cross (SE14), Brockley (SE4) and Deptford (SE8) have 2 or 3 each.

Catford has the most NHS choice. 7 of the 8 practices in SE6 hold an NHS contract, and 5 say they take new adults. In SE13, 5 of the 10 practices hold an NHS contract.

NHS dentists in Lewisham

Of the 27 NHS practices, 20 say they take new adult patients and 20 say they take new children. This comes from each practice’s page on nhs.uk, which we read every week. It was last read on 5 October 2026. Practices do not always keep that page up to date, so phone before you go.

There are no catchment areas for NHS dentists. You can ask any practice, in any borough, to take you on. NHS dentists in Lewisham lists the NHS practices here with their latest status. Our NHS dental access in London page compares every borough, and NHS dentists in London explains the charges.

What private treatment costs in Lewisham

For each practice, we take the lowest price it publishes for a treatment. The table shows the middle value (the median) of those prices in Lewisham, next to the same figure for all of London. The last column shows how many Lewisham practices publish a price.

TreatmentLewishamLondonPractices
Hygienist appointment£75£7515
Teeth whitening£345£37519
Root canal treatment£340£45016
Crown£660£69521
Veneers or bonding (per tooth)£350£32522
Dentures£650£60017
Invisalign£2,775£2,50018

Root canal treatment costs less here than the London median, at £340 against £450. Invisalign costs more, at £2,775 against £2,500. Prices vary a lot between practices. The lowest Invisalign price runs from £1,324 at one practice to £4,100 at another. Ask 2 or 3 practices what their quote includes before you agree to expensive work.

Only 4 Lewisham practices publish an implant price, which is too few for a fair median. See dental implants in Lewisham for the practices that offer them.

Prices are from practice websites, checked in 2026. Confirm the cost with the practice before treatment.

Google reviews

43 of the 44 practices have a Google rating. The average is 4.60 out of 5, in line with the South London average of 4.59. 10 practices have a rating of 4.9 or higher from at least 50 reviews. The number of reviews matters as much as the score: a 5.0 from 400 people tells you more than a 5.0 from 12. Every practice page shows both.

Saturday and urgent appointments

35 practices in Lewisham publish their opening hours, and 19 of those open on Saturday. If you need a dentist today, see emergency dentists in Lewisham. When practices are closed, call NHS 111 for the urgent dental service.

Lewisham is part of our South London area. You can also compare teeth whitening in Lewisham and Invisalign in Lewisham.

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 Lewisham

"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 Lewisham. That page lists the NHS practices here and shows whether each one says it is taking new NHS patients.

Dentists in Lewisham: frequently asked questions

How many dentists are there in Lewisham?

Dentist-London.com lists 44 dental practices in Lewisham. All of them are registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

How are dentists in Lewisham rated by patients?

43 of the 44 practices in Lewisham have Google ratings, averaging 4.6 out of 5. Ratings are collected by Google, not by Dentist-London.com.

Are dental practices in Lewisham 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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