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Everything we publish about UK dentistry, in one place.
Guide · 13 October 2026
How to find and register with a dentist in the UK
How finding an NHS dentist works in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, what visa holders and students pay, and what to do first after a move.
Guide · 13 October 2026
What dental treatment costs in the UK
What UK practices charge privately for 13 common treatments, from a check-up to an implant: the middle price, how far prices spread between practices, and how they vary by region.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Chorley
The ten general dental practices in Chorley with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Stockport
The ten general dental practices in Stockport with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Stockton-on-Tees
The ten general dental practices in Stockton-on-Tees with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Middlesbrough
The ten general dental practices in Middlesbrough with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Sevenoaks
The ten general dental practices in Sevenoaks with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Exeter
The ten general dental practices in Exeter with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Hamilton
The ten general dental practices in Hamilton with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Newbury
The ten general dental practices in Newbury with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Bath
The ten general dental practices in Bath with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 24 October 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Altrincham
The ten general dental practices in Altrincham with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 11 September 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Leeds
The ten general dental practices in Leeds with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 10 September 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Manchester
The ten general dental practices in Manchester with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 10 September 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Liverpool
The ten general dental practices in Liverpool with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 10 September 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Glasgow
The ten general dental practices in Glasgow with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 8 September 2026
The 10 best-rated dentists in Bristol
The ten general dental practices in Bristol with the highest weighted score across every Google review they hold, each described from the reviews their own patients left. Nobody can pay to be on this list.
Guide · 20 September 2026
What NHS dental treatment costs
The three charge bands in England and what each covers, who pays nothing, how to prove it, and what your dentist must tell you before treatment starts. Every figure sourced to the NHS, rechecked each April.
Guide · 20 September 2026
How to find an NHS dentist taking on new patients
The steps in order, what to do when the answer is no, and what children, pregnant women and new parents are entitled to. Names no practice as accepting anyone: the practice knows, and the NHS directory carries what each last said.
Data · 5 September 2026
How NHS dentistry changed in England, 2016 to 2026
Contracts, addresses, treatment delivered and patients seen, for England as a whole and for 292 towns, every year from 2016. Built from the NHS's own monthly record, with the data free to download.
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