Dental check-up in Brent
Dental check-up in Brent costs £40–£51 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 24 Brent practices publish themselves. Brent has 84 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £40 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £49 | Median across 24 Brent practices |
| Private — upper | £51 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Brent figure. The middle half of prices 24 Brent 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 Brent median (£49) 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 Brent the 17th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £42–£52 (a £10 range), a narrow spread: most practices price within a similar band. The full range is £25–£80.
- 23 of the 84 CQC-registered practices in Brent publish a price for this treatment (27%); the figures describe those 23, not the whole borough.
- 5 practices list exactly £50 — the single most common published price in Brent.
- 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 Brent | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrow | £49 | same as Brent | £40–£59 | 17 |
| Barnet | £50 | £1 more | £45–£60 | 33 |
| Camden | £50 | £1 more | £45–£65 | 37 |
| Westminster | £95 | £46 more | £50–£151 | 68 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £90 | £41 more | £72–£100 | 15 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £55 | £6 more | £45–£79 | 25 |
| Ealing | £50 | £1 more | £32–£72 | 23 |
Why does the same practice name appear twice?
1 name recurs (Dental Surgery / The Dental Care Centre). The CQC registers each location separately, and some practices hold two registrations at one address. Each row links to its own CQC registration and each row is counted in the figures above; if the pair is one practice, read it as a single price point.
Every statement above is computed from the 23 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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23 Brent 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.
- Kingsbury Dental Practice 1 NW9 9EG
- Kingsbury Dental Practice 2 NW9 9QD
- Monteiro Dental Clinic North NW10 8SE
- Harrow Road Dental Surgery HA0 2RH
- Visiting Specialist Services Limited NW10 7FQ
- Arch Dental Studio HA9 0NP
- Icedent NW2 4RA
- Kensal Rise Dental Practice NW10 3JL
- Colindale Smile Clinic NW9 6NB
- Colindale Smile Clinic NW9 6NB
- Ixia Dental HA3 0XN
- Zental (Cricklewood) Ltd NW2 3JX
- Orchid Dental Practice NW10 2PB
- Cricklewood Dental Practice NW2 3HY
- The Doctor's Method NW6 6NP
- Inspire Dental Care NW6 7QE
- Clocktower Dental Surgery NW10 4RX
- Serio Dental NW10 3JR
- Dental Surgery NW6 7QB
- 211 Dental HA9 8EL
- M & J Dental Surgery HA3 0QJ
- Cape House Dental Practice HA9 6DG
- Central Dental Care - Wembley HA0 2DW
- Pristine Dental Group NW9 9ED
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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.