Dental check-up in Kingston upon Thames
Dental check-up in Kingston upon Thames costs £46–£70 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 18 Kingston upon Thames practices publish themselves. Kingston upon Thames has 61 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £46 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £58 | Median across 18 Kingston upon Thames practices |
| Private — upper | £70 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Kingston upon Thames figure. The middle half of prices 18 Kingston upon Thames 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 Kingston upon Thames median is £55 — 10% above the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Kingston upon Thames the 6th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £45–£70 (a £25 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £15–£136.
- 17 of the 61 CQC-registered practices in Kingston upon Thames publish a price for this treatment (28%); the figures describe those 17, 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 Kingston upon Thames | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond upon Thames | £80 | £25 more | £42–£95 | 19 |
| Wandsworth | £52 | £2 less | £44–£75 | 28 |
| Merton | £46 | £9 less | £40–£63 | 14 |
| Sutton | £50 | £6 less | £36–£61 | 20 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Merton at £46 — £9 below Kingston upon Thames, from 14 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why do some Kingston upon Thames practices list under half the median?
2 of 17 published prices are below £28: M J Pritchard Dental Surgery (£15), Maple Dental Practice (£25). 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 Kingston upon Thames prices more than double the median?
1 of 17 listed prices exceed £110: Stedham House Dental Surgery (£136). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Kingston upon Thames practice charges.
Every statement above is computed from the 17 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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17 Kingston upon Thames 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.
- Sedation Solutions LLP KT9 1BD
- The Cherrytree Dental Care SW15 3QE
- Love Teeth Hook KT9 1EW
- Surbiton Smiles KT6 4NR
- Maple Dental Practice KT6 4AG
- Kingston Dental Office KT2 6JZ
- Kingston Orthodontics Limited KT2 5BZ
- Kingston Smile Studio KT1 3NX
- The Surbiton Dental Office KT6 5NF
- The Dentgist KT6 6HA
- Stedham House Dental Surgery KT6 6HX
- Bridge Road Dental KT9 2EP
- INE Dental Practice KT3 6AU
- Jivadental KT1 1DJ
- Invisibrace KT6 4PJ
- AURA Centre of Dental Excellence & Facial Aesthetics Ltd KT1 2BT
- Kings Dental Specialists KT2 5BZ
- Bupa Dental Care Kingston - Woodbines Avenue KT1 2LY
- Tooth Doc Limited KT3 3FN
- Love Teeth New Malden Limited KT3 4HE
- Mount Road Dental Surgery KT9 1JG
- Pearl Dental Clinic SW15 3PS
- Dr Rupa Patel - New Malden KT3 3RX
- Groves Dental Centre KT3 4QS
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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.