NHS dentists in Dorset

NHS dental practices in Dorset

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.

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 Dorset see an NHS dentist

33.7% of adults living in Dorset saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (109,655 people). England: 40.0%.

54.9% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (36,078). 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 Dorset.
• What it costs. Most adults pay one of three NHS charges; children and some adults pay nothing. See NHS dental charges.

• All areas
• GP practices in Dorset
• NHS pharmacies in Dorset
• Highest-graded GP practices in Weymouth
• The NHS guide to finding a dentist

More areas in South West

• Bath and North East Somerset, 23 NHS dental practices23
• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 39 NHS dental practices39
• Bristol, 47 NHS dental practices47
• Cheltenham, 9 NHS dental practices9
• Cornwall, 43 NHS dental practices43
• Cotswold, 11 NHS dental practices11
• East Devon, 12 NHS dental practices12
• Exeter, 9 NHS dental practices9
• Forest of Dean, 8 NHS dental practices8
• Gloucester, 10 NHS dental practices10
• Isles of Scilly, 0 NHS dental practices0
• Mid Devon, 6 NHS dental practices6
• North Devon, 6 NHS dental practices6
• North Somerset, 15 NHS dental practices15
• Plymouth, 16 NHS dental practices16
• Somerset, 50 NHS dental practices50
• South Gloucestershire, 22 NHS dental practices22
• South Hams, 9 NHS dental practices9
• Stroud, 10 NHS dental practices10
• Swindon, 14 NHS dental practices14
• Teignbridge, 9 NHS dental practices9
• Tewkesbury, 4 NHS dental practices4
• Torbay, 12 NHS dental practices12
• Torridge, 7 NHS dental practices7
• West Devon, 5 NHS dental practices5
• Wiltshire, 47 NHS dental practices47