Dental check-up in Camden
Dental check-up in Camden costs £45–£65 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 37 Camden practices publish themselves. Camden has 107 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £45 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £50 | Median across 37 Camden practices |
| Private — upper | £65 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Camden figure. The middle half of prices 37 Camden 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 Camden 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 Camden the 11th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £45–£65 (a £20 range), a moderate spread. The full range is £15–£250.
- 37 of the 107 CQC-registered practices in Camden publish a price for this treatment (35%); the figures describe those 37, 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 Camden | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnet | £50 | same as Camden | £45–£60 | 33 |
| Islington | £52 | £2 more | £40–£78 | 19 |
| Westminster | £95 | £45 more | £50–£151 | 68 |
| Brent | £49 | £1 less | £42–£52 | 23 |
Why do some Camden practices list under half the median?
2 of 37 published prices are below £25: Swiss Cottage Dental Clinic (£15), Ivy House Dental Practice (£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 Camden prices more than double the median?
2 of 37 listed prices exceed £100: Land Of Smiles Clinic (£120), The Gentle Dentist (£250). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Camden practice charges.
Why does the same practice name appear twice?
1 name recurs (Aspire Dental Clinic / Aspire Dental Clinic Ltd). 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 37 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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37 Camden 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.
- Confident Dental Practice NW1 2NT
- Bond Dental London (BLOOMSBURY) WC1N 1AG
- Boutique Dentalis NW3 6HE
- Travers Dental Practice WC1N 1AG
- Rosslyn Practice Limited NW3 1PD
- Dr Clear Aligners Ltd WC1X 8BP
- Malmin Dental EC1M 3JB
- Kings Cross Dental Practice WC1X 8QD
- The Eastman Clinical Suite WC1E 6DE
- Practice on the Hill NW3 1NH
- London Dental Specialists NW1 8UR
- KT Dental NW5 2AB
- Smile Cliniq Limited NW8 0RH
- Advance Dental Suite NW6 4JD
- Perfect Smile West Hampstead NW6 2LH
- Heath Street Dental NW3 1DR
- The Gentle Dentist WC2H 9HE
- Nami Dental Clinic NW6 3BT
- Confident Dental Practice NW1 2NT
- Bloomsbury Dental Practice WC1A 2LA
- Swiss Cottage Dental Clinic NW3 5EG
- Belsize Dental Care NW3 5QU
- Mr Philip Chai Kee Wee NW2 3EJ
- Maygrove Dental Practice NW6 2QJ
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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.