Dental check-up in Bromley
29 dental practices in Bromley publish what they charge for dental check-up. Half of them ask between £38 and £55 for an appointment, and the middle price is £40 — 20% below the pooled median of £50 across the 24 boroughs where we hold dental check-up prices. The figures below are those practices' own published fees, read in August 2026, each one linked to the practice and its CQC registration. They are not quotes: what you pay depends on what the examination finds. An NHS examination is a Band 1 charge of £27.90 — the same in every borough.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £38 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £43 | Median across 30 Bromley practices |
| Private — upper | £57 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
How this is worked out. Every figure comes from a price list the practice publishes itself. We drop “from” prices, which describe the cheapest possible case rather than a price, and variants narrower than the treatment named. 29 Bromley practices remain. The middle price across all 24 boroughs we cover is £50. How we read a fee guide.
- The Bromley median is £40 — 20% below the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Bromley the 23th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £38–£55 (a £17 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £10–£94.
- 29 of the 89 CQC-registered practices in Bromley publish a price for this treatment (33%); the figures describe those 29, not the whole borough.
- 6 practices list exactly £40 — the single most common published price in Bromley.
- 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 Bromley | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexley | £47 | £7 more | £39–£51 | 8 |
| Southwark | £60 | £20 more | £48–£84 | 14 |
| Croydon | £40 | same as Bromley | £35–£52 | 19 |
Why do some Bromley practices list under half the median?
2 of 29 published prices are below £20: Smilemaker Dental Practice (£10), Cray Dental Care (£11). 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 Bromley prices more than double the median?
1 of 29 listed prices exceed £80: Caring Dental (£94). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Bromley practice charges.
Why does the same practice name appear twice?
1 name recurs (Highfield Dental / Highfield Dental Practice). 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 29 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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29 Bromley 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.
- Pickhurst Dental Care BR4 0HW
- Smile Dental Practice BR2 8NQ
- Vogue Dental BR7 5AN
- JES Dental Studio BR7 5NP
- Dental Surgery BR5 2RG
- MFA Dental Practice BR6 0LF
- Caring Dental BR5 1LY
- Premier Dental Clinic BR2 0DN
- Kelsey Park Dental BR3 6LH
- Smile4u-Chislehurst BR7 6AN
- Premier Dental Clinic BR2 0DN
- The Mindful Dentist SE19 2TA
- Beckenham Smiles BR3 1EB
- Damira Penge SE20 7HB
- Manor Park Dental Practice BR4 0JZ
- One Dental Care BR4 0QR
- Dr K Brophy Dental Surgery BR1 3NH
- Shmile Dental Clinic BR1 1NZ
- All Smiles Dental Practice BR1 1JQ
- The Mary Jones Dental Practice BR2 7LQ
- Bromley Dental Practice BR2 9HT
- Stock Hill Dental Care Partnership TN16 3TJ
- Smiles Dental Practice TN16 3BB
- Dental Surgery BR5 1JZ
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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.