Teeth whitening in Southwark
19 dental practices in Southwark publish what they charge for teeth whitening. Half of them ask between £250 and £399 for a course, and the middle price is £385 — about the same as the London index figure of £385 for teeth whitening (the median of the 18 borough medians we publish). 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. Whitening is cosmetic, so the NHS does not cover it. By law only a GDC-registered dental professional may whiten teeth — a salon or beauty clinic offering it is committing an offence.
| Option | Cost (per course) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £250 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £390 | Median across 20 Southwark practices |
| Private — upper | £399 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | Not covered | Cosmetic — private only |
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. 19 Southwark practices remain. The middle price across all 18 boroughs we cover is £385. How we read a fee guide.
- The Southwark median (£385) sits within 3% of the median of all 590 teeth whitening prices published across those 18 boroughs (£390).
- That makes Southwark the 9th most expensive of those 18 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £250–£399 (a £149 range), a moderate spread. The full range is £85–£650.
- 19 of the 65 CQC-registered practices in Southwark publish a price for this treatment (29%); the figures describe those 19, not the whole borough.
- All figures are per course, taken from each practice's own fee guide, so they can be compared like for like.
| Neighbouring borough | Median | vs Southwark | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hamlets | £350 | £35 less | £298–£383 | 24 |
| Bromley | £358 | £27 less | £328–£395 | 34 |
| Croydon | £395 | £10 more | £350–£450 | 37 |
| Lambeth | £395 | £10 more | £335–£400 | 21 |
The lowest neighbouring median is Tower Hamlets at £350 — £35 below Southwark, from 24 published prices. Both are published prices, not quotes; a practice sets its own fee whichever borough it sits in.
Why do some Southwark practices list under half the median?
1 of 19 published prices are below £192: Birwood Dental Care Limited (£85). 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 (The Dental Surgery / The 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 19 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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19 Southwark 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
Who may legally do it
Tooth whitening is the practice of dentistry: the High Court confirmed this in GDC v Jamous in 2013. It may only be carried out by a GDC-registered dentist, or by a hygienist, therapist or clinical dental technician working to a dentist’s prescription. A beauty salon or mobile whitening bar offering it is breaking the law, whatever product it uses. Check the clinician on the free GDC register before booking.
What the price should include
Examination and suitability assessment, a scale and polish beforehand, impressions or a scan, custom-made trays, the gel itself, and review appointments. The difference between a cheap quote and an expensive one is usually which of these are bundled and which appear later. Ask for the total in writing, itemised.
What the evidence shows
A 2024 systematic review found in-office, at-home and combined whitening all produce real colour change, with at-home holding its result longest. High-concentration in-office peroxide was linked to colour returning sooner — within six months — than a completed home course, and combining both offered no additional benefit while possibly increasing sensitivity.
Every practice below is on the CQC register. Contact them directly — we take no enquiries and no practice pays to appear here.
- MP Dental Practice SE16 4RT
- Dulwich Wood Dental Practice SE19 1PW
- Surrey Docks Dental Practice SE16 6AE
- Smile@SE22 SE22 9ET
- Borough Dental Care SE1 1JH
- Amelia Street Dental Clinic SE17 3BZ
- East Dulwich Dental Care SE22 0RR
- South Bank Dental Care SE16 4RT
- Banning Dental Group - Blackfriars SE1 8EH
- Londent Oral Care SE1 2LH
- Martdent SE1 5AA
- The Dental Practice SE5 0TJ
- Canada Water Dental Health SE16 7AJ
- Dentist by the Green SE5 8RS
- Macedent Clinic SE17 2DQ
- Waterloo Dental Surgery SE1 8XH
- Tower Bridge Dental Surgery SE1 4TL
- Dentistry @ The Old Bank SE21 7BL
- KC Dentprojects Ltd SE17 2AL
- Colegrove Dental Surgery SE15 6ND
- Dulwich Dental Centre SE22 8EQ
- Oralon Dental SE1 2JE
- Maxident - Linden Grove SE15 3LF
- Camberwell Dental Care SE5 8QU
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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.