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England

From 1 April 2026, the NHS dental charges in England are:

  • Band 1: £27.90
  • Band 2: £76.60
  • Band 3: £332.10
  • Urgent dental treatment: £27.90
  • Regulation 11 replacement NHS dental appliances: £99.60 for one appliance or £199.20 for 2

Before 1 April 2026, the NHS dental charges were:

  • Band 1: £27.40
  • Band 2: £75.30
  • Band 3: £326.70
  • Urgent dental treatment: £27.40
  • Regulation 11 replacement NHS dental appliances: £98 for one appliance or £196 for 2

Scotland

You have to pay 80% of the cost of your NHS dental treatment up to a maximum of £384 for each course of treatment you have unless you're entitled to free treatment

Wales

From 1 April 2026, the NHS Dental charges in Wales are: 

Care Package Patient charge
Urgent £37.50
New Patient Assessment - age 18 and over  £27.21
Initial Assessment  - under age 1 £0.00 
Initial Assessment - age 1 to   £0.00 
Initial Assessment - age 5 to 12  £0.00 
Initial Assessment - age 13 to 17   £0.00 
Simple Restorative  £36.03 
Extensive Restorative  £68.75 
Periodontal  £48.53 
Anterior root canal treatment (RCT)  £91.18 
Posterior root canal treatment  £182.72
Crown or Bridge  £140.44 
Denture  £86.40 
Stabilisation  £75.00 
Miscellaneous  £25.00 
Recall - adult per visit  £25.00 
Recall - child per visit  £0.00 
Warranty Permanent Restorations  £0.00 
Warranty Root Fillings  £0.00 
Warranty - Crown, Bridge, Inlay, Only, Veneer  £0.00 

Before 1 April 2026, the NHS dental charges were:

  • Band 1: £20
  • Band 2: £60
  • Band 3: £260
  • Band 4 urgent courses of treatment: £30
  • Regulation 11: £78 for one appliance or £156 for 2 appliances

Isle of Man

From 1 April 2015, the NHS dental charges in the Isle of Man are:

  • Band 1: £18.50
  • Band 2: £50.50
  • Band 3: £219.10
  • Band 4 urgent courses of treatment: £18.50
  • Regulation 11: £65.70 for one appliance or £131.40 for 2 appliances

Before 1 April 2015, the NHS dental charges were:

  • Band 1: £16.50
  • Band 2: £45.60
  • Band 3: £198
  • Band 4 urgent courses of treatment: £16.50
  • Regulation 11: £59.40 for one appliance or £118.80 for 2