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NHS dentists in Sunderland

17 dental practices in Sunderland 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 Sunderland

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, Avalon HouseAvalon House, St. Catherines Court, Sunderland Enterprise Park, Sunderland, SR5 3XJ14,4346,794Check on NHS
Park Lane Dental Practice11 Grange Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 7DF10,6371,974Check on NHS
The RectoryDairy Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH4 5BH7,9714,490Check on NHS
Church Street Dental Practice6 Church Street, Houghton le Spring, DH4 4DN6,4852,764Check on NHS
Ramshaw & Silver Dental Surgery1 Atkinson Road, Sunderland, SR6 9AR7,840230Check on NHS
The Elms (Dental Surgery)19 Front Street, Concord, Washington, NE37 2BA5,3611,960Check on NHS
Doran Dental Practice180 Chester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7EY1,1475,284Check on NHS
Galleries Health CentreHealth Centre, The Galleries, Washington Centre, Washington, NE38 7NQ5,0661,345Check on NHS
The Mill Dental Practice154 Newcastle Road, Sunderland, SR5 1NA5,1431,189Check on NHS
Dental practice, 6 Eden Villas6 Eden Villas, Washington, NE38 7EJ4,2221,949Check on NHS
Lynwood Dental162 Fulwell Road, Sunderland, SR6 9QS3,9821,064Check on NHS
Dental practice, 217 Chester Road217 Chester Road, Sunderland, SR4 7TU3,906699Check on NHS
Grangetown Family Dental Health41 Windsor Terrace, Sunderland, SR2 9QF3,5221,023Check on NHS
Frederick Family Dental Practice55 Frederick Street, Sunderland, SR1 1NF3,258794Check on NHS
Dental practice, 84 Station Road84 Station Road, Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton le Spring, DH5 9JB2,912933Check on NHS
Silver and Charlton49-50 John Street, Sunderland, SR1 1QH1,7201,665Check on NHS
Dental practice, 21 Chiswick Square21 Chiswick Square, Sunderland, SR5 3PZ466103Check 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 Sunderland see an NHS dentist

40.3% of adults living in Sunderland saw an NHS dentist in the 2 years to June 2026 (93,331 people). England: 40.0%.

59.4% of children saw an NHS dentist in the year to June 2026 (33,106). 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 Sunderland.
  • 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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