Where our information comes from
For information in a listing, we show its source and when we last checked it. If we can't source a detail, we don't publish it.
Last updated June 2026
We build listings from four sources: 1. each nation's regulator, 2. information practices have published themselves, 3. the NHS, and 4. the practice itself, on a managed listing. Star ratings come from public patient reviews.
Our data sources
Each nation's regulator
The official register of dental practices in each UK nation, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our primary source for existence, identity and regulatory standing.
Details practices publish themselves
Contact details, opening hours and listed services that dental practices have published openly. We only use details the businesses have made public themselves, not information supplied by third parties.
NHS information
NHS data, used mainly to show whether a practice offers NHS or private care and whether it appears to be operating. We don't use NHS branding and we're not endorsed by the NHS.
The practice itself
On a managed listing, the practice maintains and confirms its own content, such as description, photos, prices and a booking link. Sections the practice manages carry a note saying so.
Star ratings and reviews come from patients posting on public review platforms. We don't write, invite, pay for or edit reviews, and we don't remove genuine ones. If you believe a review is fake or breaks the rules, tell us through Corrections and we will look into it.
No detail is guaranteed for a specific practice at a specific moment. Anything that affects your care or money, NHS availability, prices, opening hours, or whether you can be seen, should be confirmed directly with the practice.
How details are labelled on a listing
Each listing shows, next to the relevant details, which source the information came from and a last checked date. Where a detail is supplied by the practice itself, for example on a claimed listing, it carries a note saying so, so you can tell it apart from information we have sourced ourselves.
Correcting or removing your information
Some of the information in a listing, for example the names of individual dentists, is personal data. How we handle it, and your rights, are set out in our Privacy notice.
Practices with a managed listing maintain several details themselves; see Plans. Anyone can report an inaccuracy or request removal of personal data through Corrections. For how we combine sources and how often we refresh, see Methodology.
Contains public sector information from the UK dental regulators licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.