NHS dentists
NHS dentists in Isles of Scilly
No dental practice in Isles of Scilly holds an NHS contract in NHSBSA’s figures for July 2026.
Taking new patients? Each practice says so on the NHS website: use the link on its row.
NHS dental practices in Isles of Scilly
Search NHS Find a dentist near Isles of Scilly: it lists the nearest NHS dentists, also across the border of the area.
How many people in Isles of Scilly see an NHS dentist
48.7% of adults living in Isles of Scilly saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (954 people). England: 40.0%.
58.0% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (184). 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 Isles of Scilly.
- What it costs. Most adults pay one of three NHS charges; children and some adults pay nothing. See NHS dental charges.
More areas in South West
- Bath and North East Somerset, 23 NHS dental practices
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 39 NHS dental practices
- Bristol, 47 NHS dental practices
- Cheltenham, 9 NHS dental practices
- Cornwall, 43 NHS dental practices
- Cotswold, 11 NHS dental practices
- Dorset, 35 NHS dental practices
- East Devon, 12 NHS dental practices
- Exeter, 9 NHS dental practices
- Forest of Dean, 8 NHS dental practices
- Gloucester, 10 NHS dental practices
- Mid Devon, 6 NHS dental practices
- North Devon, 6 NHS dental practices
- North Somerset, 15 NHS dental practices
- Plymouth, 16 NHS dental practices
- Somerset, 50 NHS dental practices
- South Gloucestershire, 22 NHS dental practices
- South Hams, 9 NHS dental practices
- Stroud, 10 NHS dental practices
- Swindon, 14 NHS dental practices
- Teignbridge, 9 NHS dental practices
- Tewkesbury, 4 NHS dental practices
- Torbay, 12 NHS dental practices
- Torridge, 7 NHS dental practices
- West Devon, 5 NHS dental practices
- Wiltshire, 47 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.