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NHS dentists in Reading

16 dental practices in Reading 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 Reading

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
Lewis Dental Surgery124 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7NL16,7756,863Check on NHS
University Health Centre9-11 Northcourt Avenue, Reading, RG2 7HE6,8362,400Check on NHS
Friar Street Dental Surgery15 Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DB6,4311,831Check on NHS
Puresmile Reading Limited9-10 Market Place, Reading, RG1 2EG4,6641,705Check on NHS
Farnham Drive (Dental Surgery)23 Farnham Drive, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6NY4,9981,353Check on NHS
Adp Dental Co Ltd Dental Surgery17-18 Meadway Precint, Honey End Lane, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4AA3,3822,040Check on NHS
20 Bridge Street (Dental Surgery)20 Bridge Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8AA2,4051,745Check on NHS
Dental practice, 221 Shinfield Road221 Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 8HA1,8981,302Check on NHS
Gentle Dental Care 4u LtdBespoke Dental, 4 & 6 Chapel Hill, Reading, RG31 5DG1,2641,519Check on NHS
The Triangle Dental Practice79 School Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5AT2421,739Check on NHS
Dental practice, 19 Prospect Street19 Prospect Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8JB2491,522Check on NHS
Whitley Street (Dental Surgery)45 Whitley Street, Reading, RG2 0EG239420Check on NHS
Oxford Road (Dental Surgery)165 Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7UZ307213Check on NHS
Zenith HouseCheapside, Reading, RG1 7AQ254213Check on NHS
Kendrick View Dental Practice39 London Road, Reading, RG1 5BL52399Check on NHS
Elms Dental Surgery256 Norcot Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AD43259Check 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 Reading see an NHS dentist

29.6% of adults living in Reading saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (43,264 people). England: 40.0%.

54.6% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (20,498). 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 Reading.
  • 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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