NHS dentists
NHS dentists in Breckland
5 dental practices in Breckland 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 Breckland
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.
| Practice | Adults seen, 2 years | Children seen, 1 year | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dental practice, 3 the Pightle3 the Pightle, Swaffham, PE37 7DF | 1,911 | 3,352 | Check on NHS website: Dental practice, 3 the Pightle |
| Dental practice, 56 High Street56 High Street, Dereham, NR19 1DR | 3,859 | 1,331 | Check on NHS website: Dental practice, 56 High Street |
| Dental practice, 6 Townsend House6 Townsend House, Guildhall Street, Thetford, IP24 2DT | 2,093 | 682 | Check on NHS website: Dental practice, 6 Townsend House |
| Rookwood Dental SurgeryConnaught Road, Attleborough, NR17 2BN | 875 | 416 | Check on NHS website: Rookwood Dental Surgery |
| Gwersylt Villas (Dental Surgery)1 Gwersylt Villas, Cowper Road, Dereham, NR19 2BY | 17 | 14 | Check on NHS website: Gwersylt Villas (Dental Surgery) |
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 Breckland see an NHS dentist
21.7% of adults living in Breckland saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (26,228 people). England: 40.0%.
43.4% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (11,692). 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 Breckland.
- What it costs. Most adults pay one of three NHS charges; children and some adults pay nothing. See NHS dental charges.
More areas in East of England
- Babergh, 9 NHS dental practices
- Basildon, 20 NHS dental practices
- Bedford, 19 NHS dental practices
- Braintree, 16 NHS dental practices
- Brentwood, 7 NHS dental practices
- Broadland, 9 NHS dental practices
- Broxbourne, 13 NHS dental practices
- Cambridge, 14 NHS dental practices
- Castle Point, 8 NHS dental practices
- Central Bedfordshire, 25 NHS dental practices
- Chelmsford, 15 NHS dental practices
- Colchester, 24 NHS dental practices
- Dacorum, 21 NHS dental practices
- East Cambridgeshire, 4 NHS dental practices
- East Hertfordshire, 12 NHS dental practices
- East Suffolk, 18 NHS dental practices
- Epping Forest, 15 NHS dental practices
- Fenland, 5 NHS dental practices
- Great Yarmouth, 10 NHS dental practices
- Harlow, 6 NHS dental practices
- Hertsmere, 17 NHS dental practices
- Huntingdonshire, 12 NHS dental practices
- Ipswich, 16 NHS dental practices
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk, 9 NHS dental practices
- Luton, 13 NHS dental practices
- Maldon, 6 NHS dental practices
- Mid Suffolk, 5 NHS dental practices
- Milton Keynes, 19 NHS dental practices
- North Hertfordshire, 18 NHS dental practices
- North Norfolk, 7 NHS dental practices
- Norwich, 16 NHS dental practices
- Peterborough, 13 NHS dental practices
- Rochford, 4 NHS dental practices
- South Cambridgeshire, 11 NHS dental practices
- South Norfolk, 10 NHS dental practices
- Southend-on-Sea, 16 NHS dental practices
- St Albans, 17 NHS dental practices
- Stevenage, 10 NHS dental practices
- Tendring, 13 NHS dental practices
- Three Rivers, 11 NHS dental practices
- Thurrock, 16 NHS dental practices
- Uttlesford, 5 NHS dental practices
- Watford, 12 NHS dental practices
- Welwyn Hatfield, 12 NHS dental practices
- West Suffolk, 12 NHS dental practices
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.
- NHS dental contract activity: (published 15 October 2026)
- NHS Dental Statistics for England, patients seen: (published 8 October 2026)
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.