Dental check-up in Lambeth
Dental check-up in Lambeth costs £46–£80 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 17 Lambeth practices publish themselves. Lambeth has 64 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £46 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £54 | Median across 17 Lambeth practices |
| Private — upper | £80 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Lambeth figure. The middle half of prices 17 Lambeth 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 Lambeth median is £52 — 4% above the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Lambeth the 9th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £46–£72 (a £27 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £35–£190.
- 16 of the 64 CQC-registered practices in Lambeth publish a price for this treatment (25%); the figures describe those 16, 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 Lambeth | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wandsworth | £52 | £0 more | £44–£75 | 28 |
| Merton | £46 | £6 less | £40–£63 | 14 |
| Croydon | £40 | £12 less | £35–£52 | 19 |
| Southwark | £60 | £8 more | £48–£84 | 14 |
| Westminster | £95 | £43 more | £50–£151 | 68 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Croydon at £40 — £12 below Lambeth, from 19 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why are some Lambeth prices more than double the median?
1 of 16 listed prices exceed £104: Bandlish Dental Surgery (£190). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Lambeth practice charges.
Every statement above is computed from the 16 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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16 Lambeth 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.
- Super White Dental Clinic Ltd SW8 1RH
- Tooth Dental Care SE1 7RG
- Brixton Smiles SW9 8LH
- The Dental Surgery SE5 8DX
- West Dulwich Dental SE21 8HY
- Prentis Dental Studio SW16 1QB
- Arkh-View Dental Centre West Norwood SE27 9BW
- Pearl Dental SW16 1DB
- Stockwell Dental Practice SW9 9AU
- Infinity Dental Care SW2 1NR
- Infinity Dental Care SW2 1NR
- Monteiro Dental Clinic SW9 6BU
- West Norwood Dental Surgery SE27 0DT
- Arkh-View Dental Centre West Norwood SE27 9BW
- Riverside Dental Spa SW8 2LE
- Pavilion Dental Centre SW9 8DJ
- Crescent Lodge Dental Practice SW4 9BN
- Haynes Dental & Implant Clinic SE21 8JB
- Streatham Common Dental Surgery SW16 5TF
- SW9 Dental SW9 9BQ
- St Martin's Dental Practice SW2 3PJ
- Brixton Dental Care SW9 7NU
- Kennington Dental Surgery SE11 4DA
- Streatham Dental Centre SW16 3PE
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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.