Dental check-up in Sutton
Dental check-up in Sutton costs £36–£60 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 21 Sutton practices publish themselves. Sutton has 60 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £36 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £50 | Median across 21 Sutton practices |
| Private — upper | £60 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Sutton figure. The middle half of prices 21 Sutton 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 Sutton median (£50) sits within 3% of the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Sutton the 16th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £36–£61 (a £25 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £10–£95.
- 20 of the 60 CQC-registered practices in Sutton publish a price for this treatment (33%); the figures describe those 20, 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 Sutton | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston upon Thames | £55 | £6 more | £45–£70 | 17 |
| Merton | £46 | £4 less | £40–£63 | 14 |
| Croydon | £40 | £10 less | £35–£52 | 19 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Croydon at £40 — £10 below Sutton, from 19 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why do some Sutton practices list under half the median?
1 of 20 published prices are below £25: Sherwood Park Dental Practice (£10). 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.
Every statement above is computed from the 20 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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20 Sutton 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.
- Quarry Rise Dental Centre SM1 2DW
- Love Teeth Stonecot SM3 9HF
- Eastleigh Dental Practice SM3 8AN
- Cheam Road Dental Practice Ltd SM1 2BH
- Cheam Road Dental SM1 2BH
- Waters Dental Practice KT4 8BQ
- the247dentist Sutton SM1 2DB
- Smile Dental Implants KT4 8EB
- Enamour Dental Aesthetic & Laser Clinic SM1 1NU
- Sutton Dental Centre SM1 4AF
- Lakewood Dental SM5 1HE
- Lakewood Dental SM5 1HE
- Love Teeth Worcester Park KT4 8DS
- Pine Dental & Aesthetics SM2 6DD
- The Whitehouse Dental Surgery SM2 6AD
- Surrey Dental Spa SM3 8JN
- Benhill Dental Practice SM1 4DW
- Dental Hygiene Centre SM3 9AG
- Wallington Dental Surgery SM6 8EP
- Carshalton Dental Centre SM5 2RE
- Beeches Dental Surgery SM5 3LB
- Abi Dental SM3 9PL
- Avenue Road Dental Practice SM6 9QF
- Manor Dental Practice SM2 7AF
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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.