Dental check-up in Kensington and Chelsea
Dental check-up in Kensington and Chelsea costs £74–£100 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 16 Kensington and Chelsea practices publish themselves. Kensington and Chelsea has 80 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £74 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £88 | Median across 16 Kensington and Chelsea practices |
| Private — upper | £100 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Kensington and Chelsea figure. The middle half of prices 16 Kensington and Chelsea 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 Kensington and Chelsea median is £90 — 80% above the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Kensington and Chelsea the 2nd most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £72–£100 (a £28 range), a moderate spread. The full range is £50–£185.
- 15 of the 80 CQC-registered practices in Kensington and Chelsea publish a price for this treatment (19%); the figures describe those 15, 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 Kensington and Chelsea | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent | £49 | £41 less | £42–£52 | 23 |
| Westminster | £95 | £5 more | £50–£151 | 68 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £55 | £35 less | £45–£79 | 25 |
| Wandsworth | £52 | £38 less | £44–£75 | 28 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Brent at £49 — £41 below Kensington and Chelsea, from 23 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why are some Kensington and Chelsea prices more than double the median?
1 of 15 listed prices exceed £180: The No8 Partnership (£185). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Kensington and Chelsea practice charges.
Every statement above is computed from the 15 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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15 Kensington and Chelsea 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.
- Knightsbridge Dentist SW3 2LY
- The Medical Chambers Kensington SW5 0TG
- DRMR SW3 2EP
- T C Yeoh and Associates SW10 0HE
- London Specialist Dentists SW3 1NE
- All Smiles Clinic W11 1HA
- Knightsbridge Dental Care SW3 1PA
- Westgate Dental Clinic W8 6TE
- Smile Kensington W14 8EZ
- Ghauri Dental Centre - Notting Hill Gate W11 2SE
- Nejati Clinic SW1X 9JF
- Thousand Smiles SW5 9HR
- Bond Dental London (NOTTING HILL) W11 3HL
- Moonz London SW10 0LR
- The Behrens Dental Practice SW7 2SP
- Chelsea Dental Studio SW3 5EP
- The Kensington Dentist W8 4BH
- SW3 Dental SW3 5EP
- Mr Haider Raza SW7 2ST
- Chelsea house Dental SW3 3NB
- Dental Excellence Chelsea SW5 9JA
- Chelsea Dental Practice SW10 0HE
- Addison Place Dental Practice W11 4RJ
- Ladbroke Grove Dental Care W10 5NE
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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.