Dental check-up in Islington
19 dental practices in Islington publish what they charge for dental check-up. Half of them ask between £40 and £78 for an appointment, and the middle price is £52 — 4% above the pooled median of £50 across the 24 boroughs where we hold dental check-up prices. The figures below are those practices' own published fees, read in August 2026, each one linked to the practice and its CQC registration. They are not quotes: what you pay depends on what the examination finds. An NHS examination is a Band 1 charge of £27.90 — the same in every borough.
| Option | Cost (per appointment) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £40 | 25th percentile of published prices |
| Private — typical | £52 | Median across 19 Islington practices |
| Private — upper | £78 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | £27.90 | Band 1, set nationally |
How this is worked out. Every figure comes from a price list the practice publishes itself. We drop “from” prices, which describe the cheapest possible case rather than a price, and variants narrower than the treatment named. 19 Islington practices remain. The middle price across all 24 boroughs we cover is £50. How we read a fee guide.
- The Islington median is £52 — 4% above the pooled median across the 24 boroughs with published dental check-up data on this site (£50, n=529).
- That makes Islington the 8th most expensive of those 24 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £40–£78 (a £38 range), a wide spread: the borough has distinct budget and premium tiers. The full range is £17–£175.
- 19 of the 51 CQC-registered practices in Islington publish a price for this treatment (37%); the figures describe those 19, not the whole borough.
- All figures are per appointment, taken from each practice's own fee guide, so they can be compared like for like.
| Neighbouring borough | Median | vs Islington | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden | £50 | £2 less | £45–£65 | 37 |
Why do some Islington practices list under half the median?
2 of 19 published prices are below £26: City Dental Clinic (£17), Open Dental Care (£20). A figure this far below the borough median is often a narrower product than the rest of the table (a single session, a top-up, or an introductory offer) — check what the practice's fee guide includes before comparing.
Why are some Islington prices more than double the median?
4 of 19 listed prices exceed £104: Teeth by Teki (£105), Angel Smile Dental & Orthodontics (£120), Smilepod - Moorgate (£149). These are typically premium packages or specialist-led treatment; the median is a better guide to what a typical Islington practice charges.
Every statement above is computed from the 19 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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19 Islington practices publish this fee. Each figure is the practice's own published price, read August 2026; narrower variants (“from” prices, child or temporary work) are excluded. Sorted lowest first.
A low figure is a real published fee, not a quote — complexity can change the price. Always confirm. How we verify
What you are paying for
A check-up is an examination, a soft-tissue check for anything abnormal, and an assessment of gum health. Radiographs are often included for a new patient and charged separately afterwards. Ask which, because a £45 check-up with £30 of X-rays is not cheaper than a £75 one that includes them.
How often you actually need one
NICE guideline CG19 does not recommend six-monthly check-ups for everyone. It recommends an interval set individually between 3 and 24 months, based on your risk of dental disease, and its 2018 surveillance review found no evidence that a 24-month interval harmed low-risk adults. If you are recalled every six months by default, it is reasonable to ask what your risk assessment was — over ten years the difference is substantial.
The NHS alternative
An NHS check-up is a Band 1 charge of £27.90, which covers the examination, any X-rays and a scale and polish if you clinically need one. That price is set nationally and does not change with the postcode. The barrier is availability, not cost.
A routine scale and polish every six months does not keep gums healthier than having one when your dentist judges it necessary.
The Cochrane review found that scheduled scale and polish did not reduce the early signs of gum disease more than treatment given as needed. It does remove more calculus — six-monthly more than twelve-monthly, on high-certainty evidence — but the clinical importance of that difference is uncertain. Patients did report their teeth felt cleaner. If a practice sells you a fixed cleaning schedule, this is the evidence to ask them about.
- Lamont T, Worthington HV, Clarkson JE, Beirne PV. Routine scale and polish for periodontal health in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2018, Issue 12. CD004625.pub5. cochranelibrary.com · Cochrane terms — cited, not reproduced
Prices on this page are ours, read from practices' own fee guides. The finding above is independent peer-reviewed research, cited so you can check it. All sources and licences.
Every practice below is on the CQC register. Contact them directly — we take no enquiries and no practice pays to appear here.
- Islington Smiles N1 1RU
- Blue Pearl Dental Care N7 7NS
- Old Street Dental Clinic EC1V 9HX
- Smilecare Dental Centre N19 5QT
- City Dental Clinic EC1Y 4SE
- Hornsey Dental Centre N4 3DS
- Vistara Smiles N5 2XE
- St Clements City Dental Care EC1M 4AY
- Moorgate Dental EC1Y 2AA
- Dental & Wellness N1 3AP
- yourdental Wellness N1 2UQ
- Digismile Group N1 8LU
- IGDP Limited N1 0NY
- London Dental Centre EC1V 3RQ
- Malmin Orthodontics Barbican EC1A 4JQ
- Dental Beauty Islington N1 1QN
- Kindandental N1 4QY
- N Patel - Dental Surgery N19 4HT
- London City Smiles N1 9LQ
- AP Dental Practice N1 1BB
- B Dental N1 1QB
- Chopra & Associates H M Prison Pentonville N7 8TT
- Zero:Seven Dental Practice EC1M 4AA
- The London Orthodontic Clinic EC1V 1AD
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Private prices move with the postcode, and the borough boundary is often a short bus ride.
Prices are compiled from the fee guides practices publish themselves and always need confirming with the practice before treatment. DentistFees is not a dental practice and does not give clinical advice. See our sources.