Dental check-up in Barnet
Dental check-up in Barnet costs £45–£60 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 34 Barnet practices publish themselves. Barnet has 139 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £45 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £50 | Median across 34 Barnet practices |
| Private — upper | £60 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Barnet figure. The middle half of prices 34 Barnet practices publish themselves, read August 2026; “from” prices and narrower variants excluded. Across London the middle half is £35–£65 from 954 practices. Method.
- The Barnet median (£50) sits within 3% of the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Barnet the 10th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £45–£60 (a £15 range), a moderate spread. The full range is £10–£220.
- 33 of the 139 CQC-registered practices in Barnet publish a price for this treatment (24%); the figures describe those 33, not the whole borough.
- 10 practices list exactly £50 — the single most common published price in Barnet.
- All figures are per appointment, taken from each practice's own fee guide, so they can be compared like for like.
| Neighbouring borough | Median | vs Barnet | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow | £49 | £1 less | £40–£59 | 17 |
| Brent | £49 | £1 less | £42–£52 | 23 |
| Camden | £50 | same as Barnet | £45–£65 | 37 |
| Enfield | £50 | same as Barnet | £40–£59 | 22 |
Why do some Barnet practices list under half the median?
2 of 33 published prices are below £25: Smile Clinic N12 (£10), Hampden Dental Clinic (£20). A figure this far below the borough median is often a narrower product than the rest of the table (a single session, a top-up, or an introductory offer) — check what the practice's fee guide includes before comparing.
Why are some Barnet prices more than double the median?
3 of 33 listed prices exceed £100: Bliss Dental Practice Limited (£140), NW4 Dental & Facial Clinic (£150), Dr Levinkind's Dental Practice (£220). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Barnet practice charges.
Every statement above is computed from the 33 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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33 Barnet practices publish this fee. Each figure is the practice's own published price, read August 2026; narrower variants (“from” prices, child or temporary work) are excluded. Sorted lowest first.
A low figure is a real published fee, not a quote — complexity can change the price. Always confirm. How we verify
What you are paying for
A check-up is an examination, a soft-tissue check for anything abnormal, and an assessment of gum health. Radiographs are often included for a new patient and charged separately afterwards. Ask which, because a £45 check-up with £30 of X-rays is not cheaper than a £75 one that includes them.
How often you actually need one
NICE guideline CG19 does not recommend six-monthly check-ups for everyone. It recommends an interval set individually between 3 and 24 months, based on your risk of dental disease, and its 2018 surveillance review found no evidence that a 24-month interval harmed low-risk adults. If you are recalled every six months by default, it is reasonable to ask what your risk assessment was — over ten years the difference is substantial.
The NHS alternative
An NHS check-up is a Band 1 charge of £27.90, which covers the examination, any X-rays and a scale and polish if you clinically need one. That price is set nationally and does not change with the postcode. The barrier is availability, not cost.
A routine scale and polish every six months does not keep gums healthier than having one when your dentist judges it necessary.
The Cochrane review found that scheduled scale and polish did not reduce the early signs of gum disease more than treatment given as needed. It does remove more calculus — six-monthly more than twelve-monthly, on high-certainty evidence — but the clinical importance of that difference is uncertain. Patients did report their teeth felt cleaner. If a practice sells you a fixed cleaning schedule, this is the evidence to ask them about.
- Lamont T, Worthington HV, Clarkson JE, Beirne PV. Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 12. CD004625.pub5. cochranelibrary.com · Cochrane terms — cited, not reproduced
Prices on this page are ours, read from practices' own fee guides. The finding above is independent peer-reviewed research, cited so you can check it. All sources and licences.
Every practice below is on the CQC register. Contact them directly — we take no enquiries and no practice pays to appear here.
- Hadley Green Dental Practice EN5 4PL
- Sakura Dental Clinic NW9 7FB
- Aron Marcus Dental Surgery N20 9HE
- The Balcombe Dental Practice NW7 3RJ
- Campos Dental HA8 8JS
- Ambra Aesthetic Clinic N12 9RN
- Cavendish House Dental Practice N2 8AX
- Dazzle Dental Care N3 2QS
- Tally Ho Dental N12 0NU
- GM Dental and Implant Centre EN5 4BE
- Dental Beauty Hampstead N2 0EF
- Goodwyn Dental Practice NW7 3RJ
- East Finchley Smiles N2 9ED
- East Finchley Smiles N2 9ED
- Douglas Miller Dental Practice N12 8PY
- Origin Orthodontics-Mill Hill NW7 4AA
- Angle House Orthodontics - Edgware HA8 7EJ
- Angle House Orthodontics - Cricklewood NW2 2DP
- Smile Cliniq Limited N3 2PA
- Garden Dental & Implant Clinic NW11 7RX
- Aron Marcus Dental Practice N20 9HE
- 710 Finchley Road NW11 7ND NW11 7ND
- W S Kwan Dental Surgery NW4 1DL
- Dr Levinkind's Dental Practice N2 9EL
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Private prices move with the postcode, and the borough boundary is often a short bus ride.
Prices are compiled from the fee guides practices publish themselves and always need confirming with the practice before treatment. DentistFees is not a dental practice and does not give clinical advice. See our sources.