Compare dentists in Thornbury and Yate - NHS & Private
For a full ranking of GP practices in Thornbury and Yate, see our Best and Worst NHS GPs in Thornbury and Yate article, rating GPs by patient satisfaction and care quality scores.
There are 10 dental practices in Thornbury and Yate, of which 10 provide both NHS and private treatments.
Nationally, there are more than 7,000 dental practices. Approximately 80% of dental practices treat NHS and private patients, while the remaining 20% exclusively provide private treatments. However, a BBC investigation in 2022 found that just 1 in 10 dental practices are accepting new adult NHS patients.
Between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, the 10 NHS dental practices in Thornbury and Yate provided more than 67,389 courses of treatment, including:
- 44,857 band 1 NHS treatments (e.g. standard examination, x-rays and treatment for sensitive teeth)
- 13,552 band 2 NHS treatments (e.g. fillings, root canal treatment and some oral surgery)
- 1,437 band 3 NHS treatments (e.g. bridges, crowns and dentures/false teeth)
- 7,320 urgent NHS treatments (e.g. removal of up to 2 teeth, abscess draining and temporary bridges)
Under NHS contracts, patients are charged £26.80 for band 1 treatments, £73.50 for band 2 treatments, £319.10 for band 3 treatments and £26.80 for urgent treatments. The NHS has a full list of the treatments classed under each category here.
For patients registered at GP practices in Thornbury and Yate, NHS England's yearly patient survey found that:
- 62% patients reported having a good overall experience of NHS dental services
- 69% were able to get an NHS dental appointment the last time they tried
- 15% were not able to get an NHS dental appointment the last time they tried because the dentist was not taking new NHS patients
- 31% have not tried getting an NHS dental appointment in the last two years because they did not think they could get an appointment
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NHS and private dentists in Thornbury and Yate:
Name | Address | CQC Overall Rating | Provides NHS treatments? | Provides private treatments? |
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Almondsbury Dental Surgery | 37 Lower Court Road, Almondsbury, Bristol, Avon, BS32 4DX | No rating | Yes | Yes |
Apple Dental Practice | 43 Abbotswood, Yate, Bristol, Avon, BS37 4NG | No rating | Yes | Yes |
Apple Dental Practice | Wellington Road, Yate, Bristol, Avon, BS37 5UY | No rating | Yes | Yes |
Bank Cottage Dental Practice | 14 Castle Street, Thornbury, Bristol, Avon, BS35 1HB | No rating | Yes | Yes |
High Street Dental Surgery | 46 High Street, Thornbury, Bristol, Avon, BS35 2AN | No rating | Yes | Yes |
The Ridge Dental Surgery | 86 Firgrove Crescent, Yate, Bristol, Avon, BS37 7AG | No rating | Yes | Yes |
Time For Teeth Hmp Ashfield | Hmp Ashfield, Shortwood Road, Bristol, Avon, BS16 9QJ | No rating | Yes | Yes |
Time For Teeth Hmp Eastwood Park | Hmp Yoi Rc Eastwood, Eastwood Park, Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8DB | No rating | Yes | Yes |
Time For Teeth Hmp Leyhill | Leyhill, Wotton Under Edge, Wotton-Under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8BT | No rating | Yes | Yes |
Yate Centre Dental Surgery | 2A North Walk, Yate, Bristol, Avon, BS37 4AP | No rating | Yes | Yes |
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