What Dental Care Costs in the UK
Independent 2026 prices for dental cover and for treatment, with NHS charges alongside.
Dental pricing in the UK is not published in one place and varies more by region than most people expect — the same crown costs £900 in London and £640 in Wales. These pages set out what cover costs per month across all six major providers, and what individual treatments cost privately against the NHS band charges. Every figure comes from the same reference dataset used by our cost calculators, so the numbers here match the numbers there.
Cover costs
How Much Is Dental Insurance in the UK?
What all six major providers actually charge per month, and what each price buys you.
£5–£50/monthDental Plan Cost Per Month
Real monthly prices for Denplan, Simplyhealth, Bupa, Boots, WPA and Westfield — and when a plan pays for itself.
From £5/monthCheapest Dental Insurance UK
Six plans ranked by real cost, and the point where cheap cover stops being good value.
What is excludedFull Dental Coverage Plans
No UK plan covers everything. What is excluded market-wide, and which plans cover the most.
Treatment costs
Private Dentist Costs by Region
Seven treatments priced across six UK regions, with NHS band charges for comparison.
£640–£900 privateDental Crown Cost
Private and NHS crown prices by region and material, and the three plans that cover them.
£2,000–£4,000 per toothDental Implant Cost
Prices per tooth, what drives them, and why no UK dental plan covers implants.