Dental check-up in Croydon
Dental check-up in Croydon costs £35–£60 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 21 Croydon practices publish themselves. Croydon has 84 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £35 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £45 | Median across 21 Croydon practices |
| Private — upper | £60 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Croydon figure. The middle half of prices 21 Croydon 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 Croydon median is £40 — 20% below the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Croydon the least expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £35–£52 (a £18 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £21–£60.
- 19 of the 84 CQC-registered practices in Croydon publish a price for this treatment (23%); the figures describe those 19, not the whole borough.
- 4 practices list exactly £35 — the single most common published price in Croydon.
- 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 Croydon | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton | £50 | £10 more | £36–£61 | 20 |
| Merton | £46 | £6 more | £40–£63 | 14 |
| Lambeth | £52 | £12 more | £46–£72 | 16 |
| Southwark | £60 | £20 more | £48–£84 | 14 |
| Bromley | £40 | same as Croydon | £38–£55 | 29 |
Why does the same practice name appear twice?
1 name recurs (Dental Practice / The Dental 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 19 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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19 Croydon 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.
- Coulsdon Dental Clinic CR5 2BB
- Dental Beauty Addington CR2 8JJ
- Purley Dental Care CR8 2NE
- Selsdon Dental Surgery CR2 8LJ
- Dental Practice Norbury SW16 4UY
- Top Medical Clinic - Croydon CR0 1SG
- Oak Tree Dental Practice CR2 6EQ
- Farleigh Dental CR2 8PB
- Gentle Dental Care - Shirley Road CR0 7LR
- Selhurst Dental Care SE25 6XP
- Selsdon Dental Surgery CR2 8LJ
- Confidental Clinic CR8 2LN
- Brigstock Dental Practice CR7 7JL
- Feel Good Dental CR0 6RD
- Orchard Dental Centre CR0 6BB
- McCarthy Dental Practice CR2 6AH
- BC Dental CR9 3DD
- Purley Dental Care CR8 2NE
- Salcot Crescent Dental Surgery CR0 0JG
- Derby Road Dental Practice CR0 3SY
- No 1 Warwick Gardens CR7 7NA
- Linden Lodge Dental Practice CR7 6AR
- Crossways Dental Practice Limited CR5 1EB
- Shirley Dental Practice CR0 8TF
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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.