Dental check-up in Tower Hamlets
Dental check-up in Tower Hamlets costs £39–£65 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 16 Tower Hamlets practices publish themselves. Tower Hamlets has 60 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £39 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £50 | Median across 16 Tower Hamlets practices |
| Private — upper | £65 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Tower Hamlets figure. The middle half of prices 16 Tower Hamlets 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 Tower Hamlets 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 Tower Hamlets the 15th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £39–£65 (a £26 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £30–£160.
- 16 of the 60 CQC-registered practices in Tower Hamlets publish a price for this treatment (27%); the figures describe those 16, not the whole borough.
- 2 of the 16 practices are group-owned; their median is £65 against £49 for independents.
- 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 Tower Hamlets | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwark | £60 | £10 more | £48–£84 | 14 |
Why are some Tower Hamlets prices more than double the median?
2 of 16 listed prices exceed £100: Smilepod - Canary Wharf (£149), Align and Smile Limited (£160). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Tower Hamlets practice charges.
Why does the same practice name appear twice?
1 name recurs (Together Dental Whitechapel / Together Dental Whitechapel). The CQC registers each location separately, and some practices hold two registrations at one address. Each row links to its own CQC registration and each row is counted in the figures above; if the pair is one practice, read it as a single price point.
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 Tower Hamlets 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.
- Impress London E1 6AG
- Malmin Dental E14 4PZ
- Fresh Springs Dental Practice Limited E1 7NE
- Altmore Dental Practice E14 3UU
- Wapping Dental Centre E1W 3DD
- Innovadent Dental Clinic E14 9LS
- Dental Beauty Bow E3 5ES
- Hermitage Clinic E1W 1NR
- Mile End Dental Practice E1 4AA
- Damira Docklands E3 4JJ
- Abbey Dental Whitechapel E1 1BJ
- SDA Dental Studio E14 8NW
- Smilestone Dental & Facial Clinic E2 7QL
- Alba Dental Care E1 7NE
- Banning Dental Group – Tower Hill E1 8JN
- Eastside Dental Practice E1 1BJ
- Salmon Lane Dental Care E14 7PQ
- UltraSmile E14 7JG
- Care Dental E1 2LP
- FAMILY DENTAL CARE E2 0QY
- Bupa Health and Dental Centre - Canary Wharf (Crossrail) E14 5AR
- Millharbour Dentistry E14 9NA
- Pure Smile Dental E2 0HU
- Crysanth Dental Care E2 9BU
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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.