Dental check-up in Bexley
Dental check-up in Bexley costs £39–£51 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 8 Bexley practices publish themselves. Bexley has 50 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £39 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £47 | Median across 8 Bexley practices |
| Private — upper | £51 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Bexley figure. The middle half of prices 8 Bexley 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 Bexley median is £47 — 6% below the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Bexley the 19th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £39–£51 (a £12 range), a moderate spread. The full range is £30–£60.
- 8 of the 50 CQC-registered practices in Bexley publish a price for this treatment (16%); the figures describe those 8, not the whole borough.
- 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 Bexley | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | £40 | £7 less | £38–£55 | 29 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Bromley at £40 — £7 below Bexley, from 29 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Every statement above is computed from the 8 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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8 Bexley 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.
| Practice | Published price |
|---|---|
| Bellegrove Dental Surgery | £30 |
| Hook Lane Dental Care | £35 |
| Blackfen Dental Care | £40 |
| Sidcup Hill Dental Practice | £45 |
| Karia Dental - Welling | £49 |
| Dental Beauty Bexleyheath | £50 |
| Birkbeck Dentistry - Sidcup | £55 |
| Smile Sensations | £60 |
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.
- Bexleyheath Dental Practice DA6 8BW
- Bellegrove Dental Surgery DA16 3RA
- 2 Green Dental Boutique DA1 4HA
- Photay and Associates - Long Lane DA7 5AH
- Barnehurst Dental Practice DA7 6NA
- Smile Welling DA16 3EB
- Dental Beauty Bexleyheath Ltd DA7 4QX
- Dental Beauty Bexleyheath DA7 4QX
- Welling Dental Studio DA16 2PL
- Sidcup Dental Spa DA15 7DN
- Sky Dental Clinic DA5 1BT
- Welling Dental Studio DA16 2PL
- Picardy Road Dental DA17 5QH
- R Mayor Dental Surgery DA8 3HG
- Birkbeck Dentistry - Sidcup DA15 7AJ
- Welling Dental Clinic DA16 1TY
- Evo Dental Dartford Clinic DA1 4HA
- Blackfen Dental Care DA15 9HG
- Sidcup Hill Dental Practice DA14 6HH
- Dental Elegance DA15 8PT
- Welling Dental Clinic DA16 1TY
- 2 Green Smile LTD, trading as 2 Green Dental DA1 4JL
- Shasgo Dental DA14 4EG
- Fixed Teeth Solutions DA7 6LB
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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.