Dental check-up in Merton
Dental check-up in Merton costs £40–£61 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 15 Merton practices publish themselves. Merton has 53 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £40 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £47 | Median across 15 Merton practices |
| Private — upper | £61 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Merton figure. The middle half of prices 15 Merton 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 Merton median is £46 — 8% below the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Merton the 20th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £40–£63 (a £23 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £25–£145.
- 14 of the 53 CQC-registered practices in Merton publish a price for this treatment (26%); the figures describe those 14, 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 Merton | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Thames | £55 | £9 more | £45–£70 | 17 |
| Wandsworth | £52 | £6 more | £44–£75 | 28 |
| Lambeth | £52 | £6 more | £46–£72 | 16 |
| Croydon | £40 | £6 less | £35–£52 | 19 |
| Sutton | £50 | £4 more | £36–£61 | 20 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Croydon at £40 — £6 below Merton, from 19 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why are some Merton prices more than double the median?
1 of 14 listed prices exceed £92: Dental Rooms (£145). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Merton practice charges.
Every statement above is computed from the 14 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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14 Merton 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.
- Merton Dental SW19 1LY
- Mydentist - Abbey Parade - Wimbledon SW19 1DG
- Hillcross Dental SM4 4EX
- Wimbledon Dental Wellness SW19 7NH
- Mydentist - London Road - Morden SM4 5BQ
- Merton Dental SW19 1LY
- Simply Bright Mitcham CR4 3NH
- Mitcham Dental Care CR4 2PF
- Ridgway Dental SW19 4SS
- Lillywhite Dental Practice SM4 6RT
- Dental Rooms SW19 4RS
- The Wimbledon Dentist SW19 1EJ
- The Fabulous Smile Company - Merton CR4 1LU
- The Fabulous Smile Company - Wimbledon SW19 4EB
- Ayub Endodontics SW19 4EZ
- Confident Dental Practice SW20 8PF
- Wimbledon Central Dental Practice SW19 4LA
- McLaren Dental Practice SW19 7BD
- The Park Clinic SW20 0TW
- Nelson Dental Clinic SW20 8JX
- Wimbledon Dental Practice SW19 4HZ
- Family Dental Health Centre SW20 8DT
- Infinitidental Clinic SW19 3PZ
- Morden Dental Practice SM4 4DX
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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.