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NHS dentists in Bolton

25 dental practices in Bolton hold an NHS contract (July 2026). The ones that have seen the most NHS patients come first.

Taking new patients? Each practice says so on the NHS website: use the link on its row.

NHS dental practices in Bolton

The practices that have seen the most NHS patients come first: adults in the last 2 years and children in the last year, added together. That is how much NHS work a practice does, not a grade of its care.

PracticeAdults seen, 2 yearsChildren seen, 1 yearNew patients
Highfield Dental Practice LtdBrackley Street, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9ES7,7254,654Check on NHS
Dental practice, 40 Chorley New Road40 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4AP7,8514,162Check on NHS
Victoria Road (Dental Surgery)37 Victoria Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 5ND9,1162,887Check on NHS
Wigan Road (Dental Surgery)48 Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 5PZ6,6013,263Check on NHS
Dental practice, 1 Bolton Road1 Bolton Road, Kearsley, Bolton, BL4 8DB6,6582,569Check on NHS
The Westhoughton Dental Centre53 Park Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3BX6,5161,881Check on NHS
Alpha Dental Care Bolton794 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6PA5,6062,607Check on NHS
Ravat & Ray Dental CareHead Office, Rumworth House, 512 Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 4QW5,1762,623Check on NHS
Dental practice, 32 Bradford Street32 Bradford Street, Bolton, BL2 1JJ5,2481,729Check on NHS
Bromley Cross Dental Practice227 Darwen Road, Bromley Cross, Bolton, BL7 9BS5,2601,363Check on NHS
Dental practice, 403-405 Halliwell Road403-405 Halliwell Road, Bolton, BL1 8DE3,5782,503Check on NHS
Derby Street Dentist288 Derby Street, Bolton, BL3 6LF3,4412,199Check on NHS
Dental practice, 513 Tonge Moor Road513 Tonge Moor Road, Bolton, BL2 3BG3,4831,169Check on NHS
272 St Helens Road272 St. Helens Road, Bolton, BL3 3PZ2,8101,840Check on NHS
Dental practice, 208 Wigan Road208 Wigan Road, Bolton, BL3 5QE2,8561,500Check on NHS
Church Street Dental Surgery60 Church Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3RS2,804735Check on NHS
Dental practice, 757 Blackburn Road757 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 7JJ2,2301,104Check on NHS
Dental practice, 18 Silverwell Street18 Silverwell Street, Bolton, BL1 1PP2,0881,130Check on NHS
The Dental Care Centre75 Market Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1HH2,0151,032Check on NHS
Dental practice, 274 Blackburn Road274 Blackburn Road, Bolton, BL1 8DT1,2411,226Check on NHS
Little Lever Dental Practice100 High Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1LR1,225951Check on NHS
Dental practice, 48 Higher Swan Lane48 Higher Swan Lane, Bolton, BL3 3AT884965Check on NHS
Horwich Dental Practice19-21 Winter Hey Lane, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7AD417933Check on NHS
Firth and Bowden Dental Surgery530 Chorley Old Road, Bolton, BL1 6AB356935Check on NHS
Dental practice, 372 Bury Road372 Bury Road, Bolton, BL2 6DD103875Check on NHS

Whether a practice is taking new NHS patients changes week to week and is not in the open data we use. Each practice sets it on the NHS website, so every practice here links there.

How many people in Bolton see an NHS dentist

48.1% of adults living in Bolton saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (113,328 people). England: 40.0%.

66.9% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (49,709). England: 58.3%.

People are counted where they live, whichever NHS dentist they went to. Adults are counted over 2 years and children over 1, as the NHS counts them.

How to get an NHS dentist

  • Ask any NHS practice. You do not register with a dentist the way you do with a GP: contact a practice and ask for an NHS appointment. Some keep a waiting list.
  • Need help urgently? Any NHS dentist can offer you urgent treatment, even if they are not taking new patients. Phone a practice, or call NHS 111.
  • Cannot find one? Contact your local integrated care board (ICB): it runs dental services in Bolton.
  • What it costs. Most adults pay one of three NHS charges; children and some adults pay nothing. See NHS dental charges.

More areas in North West

Source: NHS Business Services Authority, English Contractor Monthly General Dental Activity (July 2026, published 15 October 2026) and NHS Dental Statistics for England (to June 2026, published 8 October 2026); practice names and addresses from the NHS Organisation Data Service. NHSBSA Copyright 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Data updated

The month each source’s data runs to, and when its publisher released it.

When each source is next expected

Sources

  • NHSBSA Copyright 2026. NHS Business Services Authority, English Contractor Monthly General Dental Activity, Open Government Licence v3.0.
  • Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence
  • NHSBSA Copyright 2026. NHS Business Services Authority, NHS Dental Statistics for England 2025/26 (patients seen by patient location), Open Government Licence v3.0.

All sources and licences