Dental check-up in Wandsworth
Dental check-up in Wandsworth costs £40–£75 per appointment privately — the middle half of what 29 Wandsworth practices publish themselves. Wandsworth has 86 CQC-registered practices in total.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £40 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £50 | Median across 29 Wandsworth practices |
| Private — upper | £75 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
Wandsworth figure. The middle half of prices 29 Wandsworth 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 Wandsworth median is £52 — 5% above the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Wandsworth the 7th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £44–£75 (a £31 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £25–£85.
- 28 of the 86 CQC-registered practices in Wandsworth publish a price for this treatment (33%); the figures describe those 28, not the whole borough.
- 2 of the 28 practices are group-owned; their median is £75 against £50 for independents.
- 5 practices list exactly £45 — the single most common published price in Wandsworth.
- 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 Wandsworth | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond upon Thames | £80 | £28 more | £42–£95 | 19 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | £55 | £2 more | £45–£79 | 25 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | £90 | £38 more | £72–£100 | 15 |
| Lambeth | £52 | £0 less | £46–£72 | 16 |
| Merton | £46 | £6 less | £40–£63 | 14 |
| Kingston upon Thames | £55 | £2 more | £45–£70 | 17 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Merton at £46 — £6 below Wandsworth, from 14 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why do some Wandsworth practices list under half the median?
3 of 28 published prices are below £26: Augustus Road Dental Practice (£25), Prodenta (£25), Trinity Dental Practice (£25). 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 does the same practice name appear twice?
1 name recurs (Balham Dental Care / Balham Dental Studio). 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 28 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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28 Wandsworth 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.
- Dental Beauty Battersea SW11 4PR
- Balham Gateway Dental SW12 9AZ
- Perfect Smile Associates Limited - Putney branch SW15 1RG
- Perfect Smile Associates Limited - Earlsfield branch SW18 4ST
- Balham Dental Studio SW12 9AA
- The Cosmetic Dental Gallery (Battersea) SW8 4EY
- The Dental Lounges London SW18 4SX
- Direct Dental SW18 4GR
- Century Dental Clinic SW15 6AW
- Ethicare Dental SW15 6TG
- Prodenta SW11 1TH
- Vere Dental SW11 4FZ
- Bupa Dental Care Putney SW15 2TX
- Smilodental SW18 1AY
- Smiles@Preventivedental.com SW18 5LT
- Tooting Bec Dental Practice SW17 7EN
- Glow Dental SW11 6PL
- Riverside Dental Practice SW15 1LN
- York Road Dental Practice SW18 1SP
- Green Dental Care SW11 3QA
- Battersea Dental Practice SW8 3RE
- Putney Dentists SW15 6NL
- Dr M Amir Dental Practice SW15 1JT
- Perfect Smile Battersea SW11 5QW
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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.