Dental check-up in Richmond upon Thames
Dental check-up in Richmond upon Thames costs £44–£95 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 20 Richmond upon Thames practices publish themselves. Richmond upon Thames has 79 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £44 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £80 | Median across 20 Richmond upon Thames practices |
| Private — upper | £95 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Richmond upon Thames figure. The middle half of prices 20 Richmond 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 Richmond upon Thames median is £80 — 60% above the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Richmond upon Thames the 3rd most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £42–£95 (a £53 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £10–£195.
- 19 of the 79 CQC-registered practices in Richmond upon Thames publish a price for this treatment (24%); the figures describe those 19, 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 Richmond upon Thames | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hounslow | £50 | £30 less | £36–£55 | 25 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £55 | £25 less | £45–£79 | 25 |
| Wandsworth | £52 | £28 less | £44–£75 | 28 |
| Kingston upon Thames | £55 | £25 less | £45–£70 | 17 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Hounslow at £50 — £30 below Richmond upon Thames, from 25 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why do some Richmond upon Thames practices list under half the median?
5 of 19 published prices are below £40: The Park Dental Clinic (£10), Dental Practice (£35), Howard Stean - Mortlake Road Kew (£35). 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 Richmond upon Thames prices more than double the median?
2 of 19 listed prices exceed £160: Perio & Implant Dental Referral Centre (£168), 4-6 George Street (£195). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Richmond upon Thames practice charges.
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 Richmond 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.
- Courtyard Dental Practice TW12 2AX
- Marshgate Dental Practice TW9 1AD
- Richmond Orthodontics - Berkeley House TW9 1YJ
- W Dental TW1 3RJ
- Ashley Dental Centre TW12 2JA
- Gardens Dental Centre TW9 3QD
- Church Road Dental Care Centre TW11 8PF
- St Mark's Orthodontic's Teddington TW11 9DE
- Smile Rooms Kingston KT1 4DB
- Bushy Park Dental Practice TW12 1NB
- Seyf Dental Practice SW13 0LF
- Church Road Dental Care Centre TW11 8PF
- The Richmond Dentist TW9 1TJ
- St Margarets Smiles TW1 1RD
- Refresh Dental Hampton TW12 2AL
- Cross Deep Dental Practice TW1 4QW
- Richmond Dental Rooms: PerioDent, Glowing Dental Hygiene Centre SW14 8LP
- The Park Dental Clinic SW14 8QR
- Tudor Lodge Dental Practice TW10 7DA
- The Causeway Dental Practice TW11 0HE
- Miswak Dental SW14 7PJ
- Richmond Hill Dental TW10 6AS
- The Whitehouse Dental Clinic TW9 3HP
- Capital Dental TW12 2NF
Showing 24 of 79. See every practice in Richmond upon Thames →
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.