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NHS dentists in Canterbury

15 dental practices in Canterbury 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 Canterbury

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
Chopra Dental Ltd1 Military Road, Canterbury, CT1 1LN6,8654,237Check on NHS
Whitstable Dental Centre66a Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DG6,0062,753Check on NHS
A1 Dental Surgery52 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8LF4,9401,958Check on NHS
Swalecliffe Dental Centre90 Herne Bay Road, Whitstable, CT5 2LX4,2792,127Check on NHS
Mydentist67 Canterbury Road, Herne Bay, CT6 5DE4,7641,190Check on NHS
Reculver Road (Dental Surgery)143 Reculver Road, Herne Bay, CT6 6PD4,7221,048Check on NHS
Herne Bay Dental Surgery120 High Street, Herne Bay, CT6 5JY3,864946Check on NHS
St Georges Dental Practice9 Upper Bridge Street, Canterbury, CT1 2NA2,558849Check on NHS
Kent and Canterbury HospitalEthelbert Road, Canterbury, CT1 3NG2,970205Check on NHS
St Stephens Dental Practice4 Hales Drive, Canterbury, CT2 7AB1,0631,096Check on NHS
Kelvin House Dental Practice2 Nelson Road, Whitstable, CT5 1DP370819Check on NHS
Tankerton Road (Dental Surgery)244 Tankerton Road, Whitstable, CT5 2AY782130Check on NHS
St Dunstan's Dental Practice55 St. Dunstans Street, Canterbury, CT2 8BS143523Check on NHS
Sea Street Dental Practice27 Sea Street, Herne Bay, CT6 8PZ106553Check on NHS
Chestfield Dental Practice41 Chestfield Road, Chestfield, Whitstable, CT5 3LD131129Check 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 Canterbury see an NHS dentist

32.2% of adults living in Canterbury saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (42,690 people). England: 40.0%.

57.3% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (17,133). 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 Canterbury.
  • What it costs. Most adults pay one of three NHS charges; children and some adults pay nothing. See NHS dental charges.

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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.

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