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NHS dentists in Colchester

24 dental practices in Colchester 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 Colchester

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
Dental practice, 41 Prettygate Road41 Prettygate Road, Colchester, CO3 4EQ9,6273,436Check on NHS
Bromley Road Dental Surgery13a Bromley Road, Colchester, CO4 3JE7,2702,092Check on NHS
Bupa Dental Care316 Ipswich Road, Colchester, CO4 0ET5,9651,813Check on NHS
Dental practice, 39 St. Botolphs Street39 St. Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7EA5,2591,369Check on NHS
North Hill Dental Practice46 North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1PY4,5162,007Check on NHS
Tiptree Dental Surgery93 Church Road, Tiptree, Colchester, CO5 0HB5,374939Check on NHS
61 Mill Road [dental Practice]61 Mill Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5LJ3,9261,980Check on NHS
Nayland Road (Dental Surgery)13a Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, CO4 5EG3,8171,866Check on NHS
Dental practice, 1 Keelers Way1 Keelers Way, Great Horkesley, Colchester, CO6 4EE3,5901,040Check on NHS
Dental Health CentreHammond House, Queen Street, Colchester, CO1 2PJ3,1751,259Check on NHS
118 Straight Road [dental Practice]118 Straight Road, Colchester, CO3 9DJ2,9811,052Check on NHS
The Toothplace12 St. Botolphs Street, Colchester, CO2 7DU2,3721,470Check on NHS
Country Park Dental Practice LtdUnit 5, Highwoods Square, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9SR2,3261,367Check on NHS
Layer Road Dental SurgeryChesterfields, Layer Road, Colchester, CO2 9LA1,6001,742Check on NHS
West Mersea Dental Practice32a Kingsland Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8RA2,722595Check on NHS
Wimpole Road (Dental Surgery)54 Wimpole Road, Colchester, CO1 2DL2,490805Check on NHS
The Zen Dental Clinic143 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 8NZ2,332696Check on NHS
Wivenhoe Dental Practice94 the Avenue, Wivenhoe, Colchester, CO7 9PP2,417608Check on NHS
Dedham Dental SurgeryPrincel Lane, Dedham, Colchester, CO7 6HE1,349370Check on NHS
Optident Dental Clinic37 St. Johns Street, Colchester, CO2 7AD4141,153Check on NHS
Dental practice, 65a North Hill65a North Hill, Colchester, CO1 1PX728421Check on NHS
Bergholt Road (Dental Surgery)236 Bergholt Road, Colchester, CO4 5AS292273Check on NHS
The Avenue (Dental Surgery)12 the Avenue, Colchester, CO3 3PA79193Check on NHS
Dentoworld38 East Hill, Colchester, CO1 2QX11289Check 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 Colchester see an NHS dentist

39.9% of adults living in Colchester saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (63,132 people). England: 40.0%.

61.3% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (26,228). 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 Colchester.
  • 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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