NHS dentists
NHS dentists in North Devon
6 dental practices in North Devon 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 North Devon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westcountry Dental & Implant Ctr2 Old Station Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8PB | 5,759 | 4,714 | Check on NHS website: Westcountry Dental & Implant Ctr |
| Marlborough Dental Centre4 Marlborough Road, Ilfracombe, EX34 8JJ | 4,989 | 1,510 | Check on NHS website: Marlborough Dental Centre |
| Chulmleigh Dental PracticeSouth Molton Street, Chulmleigh, EX18 7BW | 3,695 | 917 | Check on NHS website: Chulmleigh Dental Practice |
| Heddons Croft Dental SurgeryExeter Road, Braunton, EX33 2JL | 1,409 | 557 | Check on NHS website: Heddons Croft Dental Surgery |
| Old Vicarage Dental Surgery2 Vicarage Street, Barnstaple, EX32 7BT | 1,475 | 236 | Check on NHS website: Old Vicarage Dental Surgery |
| Riverside Dental PracticeButts Path, Braunton, EX33 2EU | 537 | 807 | Check on NHS website: Riverside Dental Practice |
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 North Devon see an NHS dentist
25.4% of adults living in North Devon saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (20,986 people). England: 40.0%.
47.5% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (8,809). 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 North Devon.
- 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
- Isles of Scilly, 0 NHS dental practices
- Mid 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.