NHS & Private Dentists in Dorset

As of 6 July 2026, 20 of 81 NHS dentists in Dorset are accepting new patients.

20 of 81 practices currently accepting patients · Updated daily

Dorset in BOURNEMOUTH has 81 dental practices listed in our directory — a mix of NHS, private, and mixed-provision surgeries. Finding one with NHS availability is the challenge: only 20 are currently showing space for new patients. Our data comes direct from NHS Digital and is refreshed every morning, backed up by community accuracy reports from patients who've recently called. Click any practice below to see full details including opening hours, CQC rating, and phone number. To stay ahead of the queue, click 'Watch' on any practice and you'll be the first to know when a space opens.

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Crescent Dental Practice
Accepting NHSUrgent care
Crescent Dental Practice (formerly Walpole Road Dental), 1-3 The Crescent, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH1 4EX
WheelchairStep Free
Dental Centre Bournemouth
Accepting NHSUrgent care
11 The Triangle, Bournmouth, Dorset, BH2 5RY
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Diplomat Dental Clinic
Accepting NHS
Diplomat Dental Clinic, Oakfield Street, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7EX
WeekendsWheelchairStep FreeFree ParkingParking
Ferndown Dental Practice
Accepting NHSUrgent care
400/402 Ringwood Road, FERNDOWN, Dorset, BH22 9AU
ChildrenWheelchairStep FreeFree ParkingParking
Melcombe Avenue Dental Practice
Accepting NHS
Melcombe Avenue Dental Practice, Weymouth Community Hospital, 3 Melcombe Avenue, WEYMOUTH, Dorset, DT4 7TB
ChildrenEmergencyWheelchairStep FreeParking
Mydentist, Arthur Road, Christchurch
Accepting NHSUrgent care
16a Arthur Road, Off Stour Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1PU
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
mydentist, Lanark Villas, Gillingham
Accepting NHS
1 Lanark Villas, Newbury, GILLINGHAM, Dorset, SP8 4QH
WheelchairStep Free
mydentist, Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth
Accepting NHSUrgent care
260 Old Christchurch Road, Lansdowne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1PF
Evenings
mydentist, Pine Road, Winton
Accepting NHSUrgent care
Valtex House, 1a Pine Road, Winton, Dorset, BH9 1LT
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
mydentist, Tuckton Road, Tuckton
Accepting NHSUrgent care
169 Tuckton Road, Tuckton, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 3LA
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Northbourne Dental Practice
Accepting NHSUrgent care
Northbourne Dental Practice, 1370 Wimborne Road, Northbourne, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH10 7AR
WheelchairHearing LoopParking
Old Market Dental Practice
Accepting NHS
Station Road, STURMINSTER NEWTON, Dorset, DT10 1BB
Princes Street Dental Care
Accepting NHS
29 Princes Street, DORCHESTER, Dorset, DT1 1TP
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Seaview Dental Practice
Accepting NHSUrgent care
533 Ashley Road, POOLE, Dorset, BH14 0BD
ChildrenEvenings
Smile Dental Care
Accepting NHSUrgent care
201-203 Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH15 4AX
WheelchairStep Free
St John's Dental Practice
Accepting NHS
Inch Arran House, Ringhill Street, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3BX
Stalbridge Dental Practice
Accepting NHS
Station Road, Stalbridge, Dorset, DT10 2RG
WheelchairParking
The Clock Dental Surgery
Accepting NHS
104 The Esplanade, WEYMOUTH, Dorset, DT4 7ED
Trafalgar Dental Practice
Accepting NHS
118 Kings Road West, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HS
Wimborne Dental
Accepting NHS0% · Callers report differentlyUrgent care
30-34 East Street, WIMBORNE, Dorset, BH21 1DU
740 Dental
Not acceptingUrgent care
740 Christchurch Road, Boscombe, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH7 6BZ
WheelchairStep Free
A Country Practice
Not accepting
40 Great Western Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1UF
EveningsWeekendsWheelchair
Alaska House Dental Practice
Not accepting
Alaska House, 80 Salisbury Street, BLANDFORD FORUM, Dorset, DT11 7PS
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Alder Road Dental Surgery
Not acceptingUrgent care
Alder Road Dental Surgery, 300 Alder Road, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BL
WheelchairStep FreeParking
Alderney Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
BUPA, 451 Ringwood Road, Alderney, POOLE, Dorset, BH12 4LX
EveningsWeekendsWheelchairStep FreeFree Parking+1 more
Allington Dental Clinic
Not accepting
5 West Allington, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5BJ
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Arcot Dental Practice
Not accepting
41 SILVER STREET, LYME REGIS, Dorset, DT7 3HR
WheelchairStep Free
Bear Cross Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
28 Fulwood Avenue, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH11 9NJ
WheelchairStep FreeFree ParkingParking
Beechwood Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
8 Beechwood Avenue, Boscombe Manor, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH5 1LX
Wheelchair
Boscombe Gardens Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
454 Christchurch Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH1 4BA
WheelchairStep Free
Bournemouth Dental Practice, Old Christchurch Road
Not acceptingUrgent care
Bupa Dental Care Bournemouth Central, 27-31 Old Christchurch Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH1 1DS
WeekendsWheelchairStep Free
Bright Blue Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
233 Charminster Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH8 9QJ
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Broadway Dental Surgery
Not acceptingUrgent care
225 Lower Blandford Road, BROADSTONE, Dorset, BH18 8DN
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Bupa Dental Care, Bournemouth
Not acceptingUrgent care
15 Millhams Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH10 7LG
Bupa Dental Care, Gillingham
Not accepting
Middlefield House, Marlott Road, Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4FA
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
Bupa Dental Care, Poole
Not acceptingUrgent care
1a Madeira Road, POOLE, Dorset, BH14 9ET
Bupa Dental Care, Poundbury
Not accepting
1 Windslade Street, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3WH
WheelchairParking
Bupa Dental Care, Verwood
Not accepting
18 Vicarage Road, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6DR
Bupa Dental Care, Westbourne
Not acceptingUrgent care
5a Alum Chine Road, Westbourne, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH4 8DT
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeHearing LoopFree Parking+1 more
Carlton Dental Practice
Not accepting
1 Carlton Road South, WEYMOUTH, Dorset, DT4 7PL
Evenings
Cheriton Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
59 Barrack Road, CHRISTCHURCH, Dorset, BH23 1PD
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
Christchurch Orthodontics
Not accepting
67 Stour Road, CHRISTCHURCH, Dorset, BH23 1LN
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
Corfe Mullen Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
186 Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, WIMBORNE, Dorset, BH21 3LN
WheelchairStep FreeParking
Damira Southbourne Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
Damira Southbourne, 99 Southbourne Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, Dorset, BH6 3QN
ChildrenEmergencyWheelchairStep FreeParking
Dentistry @ 68 - Poole
Not acceptingUrgent care
Dentistry@68, 68 Wimborne Road, POOLE, Dorset, BH15 2BZ
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
Dolphin Dental Care
Not acceptingUrgent care
The Dental Suite, Hadleigh Lodge, 216c Wareham Road, Corfe Mullen, Dorset, BH21 3LN
WheelchairStep FreeParking
Dorchester Orthodontic Clinic
Not accepting
15 Cornwall Road, DORCHESTER, Dorset, DT1 1RU
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Dorset Dental Care
Not accepting
1502 Wimborne Road, Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9AD
East Street Dental Practice
Not accepting
27 East Street, BLANDFORD FORUM, Dorset, DT11 7DU
WeekendsWheelchairStep Free
Fortuneswell Dental Practice
Not accepting
84 Fortuneswell, PORTLAND, Dorset, DT5 1LR
Greenhill Dental Practice
Not accepting
Greenhill Dental Practice, 1 Dorchester Road, WEYMOUTH, Dorset, DT4 7JR
Holmoak Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
12a Wimborne Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH2 6NG
WheelchairStep FreeParking
IDH Limited
Not acceptingUrgent care
10 Wimborne Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1NN
Knibbs Dental Surgery
Not acceptingUrgent care
81 and 85 Wimborne Road, Winton, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH3 7AN
Knibbs Dental Surgery Limited
Not accepting
Knibbs & Doman Dental Practice, 85 Wimborne Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH3 7AN
Littlemoor Dental Practice
Not accepting
Littlemoor Shopping Centre, Littlemoor Road, WEYMOUTH, Dorset, DT3 6NQ
WheelchairStep FreeFree ParkingParking
Moonlight Dental Surgeries
Not acceptingUrgent care
Birchwood Medical Centre, Northmead Drive, Creekmoor, POOLE, Dorset, BH17 7XW
WheelchairStep FreeParking
mydentist, Bridport Road, Dorchester
Not accepting
4 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1RR
Wheelchair
mydentist, Parkstone Road, Poole
Not acceptingUrgent care
13-15 Parkstone Road, Poole, Dorset, BH15 2NN
EveningsWeekendsWheelchairStep FreeFree Parking+1 more
mydentist, Portland Road, Wyke Regis
Not accepting
57 Portland Road, Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9BE
WheelchairStep FreeParking
mydentist, St Swithuns House, Bridport
Not accepting
St. Swithuns House, North Allington, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5DU
WheelchairStep FreeParking
mydentist, Talbot Village, Poole
Not acceptingUrgent care
Gillett Road, Talbot Village, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BF
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
mydentist, West Street, Wareham
Not accepting
29 West Street, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4JS
EveningsWheelchairStep Free
Only Orthodontics
Not accepting
Only Orthodontics, 40 Alumhurst Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH4 8ER
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
Park Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
20 Kingland Road, POOLE, Dorset, BH15 1TP
Parkstone Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
35 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, Dorset, BH14 9LU
ChildrenWheelchairParking
Poole Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
2a Station Road, Parkstone, POOLE, Dorset, BH14 8UB
Poole Lane Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
Poole Lane Dental Practice, 226, POOLE LANE, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH11 9DS
WheelchairStep FreeParking
Poole Orthodontics Ltd
Not accepting
38 LOWER BLANDFORD ROAD, BROADSTONE, DORSET, Broadstone, Dorset, BH18 8NX
EveningsWheelchairStep FreeParking
Sherborne Dental Centre
Not accepting
Yeatman Hospital, Hospital Lane, SHERBORNE, Dorset, DT9 3JF
WheelchairStep FreeParking
The Bridges Dental Practice
Not accepting
Bridges Dental Practice, 23 Gloucester Street, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7AW
WheelchairStep Free
The Dental Practice
Not acceptingUrgent care
618 Castle Lane West, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH8 9UG
The Dental Surgery
Not acceptingUrgent care
Westbourne Dental Surgery, 116a Poole Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Dorset, BH4 9EF
The Lakes Dental Practice
Not accepting
Unit 4A, The Old Crossroads, Station Road, VERWOOD, Dorset, BH31 7PU
WheelchairStep FreeParking
The Royal Terrace Dental Practice
Not accepting
35 Cornwall Road, DORCHESTER, Dorset, DT1 1RY
EveningsWeekendsWheelchairStep Free
Thistledene Dental Surgery
Not acceptingUrgent care
Thistledene Dental Practice, 65 Parkstone Road, POOLE, Dorset, BH15 2NZ
WheelchairStep FreeParking
Tolpuddle Dental Surgery
Not acceptingUrgent care
First Floor, 4 Tolpuddle Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH9 3RE
Free ParkingParking
Verwood Dental Care
Not accepting
Verwood Dental Care, 35 Ringwood Road, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 7AB
WheelchairStep FreeParking
Wessex House Dental Practice
Not accepting
Wessex House, Westbury, Westbury, SHERBORNE, Dorset, DT9 3EH
WheelchairStep Free
Whitecross Dental Care Limited
Not accepting
Special Care Dentistry Service, Dorset County Hospital, Williams Avenue, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 2JY
Wimborne Private Clinic
Not acceptingUrgent care
Knobcrook Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1NL

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Frequently asked questions — dentists in Dorset

How do I register with an NHS dentist in Dorset?

To register with an NHS dentist in Dorset, find a practice that's currently accepting new patients (you can check live availability on this page), then call them directly to request registration. You'll usually be asked to complete a registration form at your first appointment. You don't need a GP referral — you can self-register at any NHS dental practice that has open lists. If no practices near Dorset are currently accepting, use the Watch feature on DentalSearch to be notified the moment one opens up.

Are there NHS dentists in Dorset accepting new patients right now?

DentalSearch checks every dental practice in the Dorset area daily using NHS Digital data. The accepting status on each listing reflects today's information. Availability changes frequently — a practice may open or close its list within days. If none show as accepting right now, set a watch alert and we'll email you the instant one does.

What is the difference between NHS and private dental treatment in Dorset?

NHS dental treatment in Dorset is subsidised by the government. You pay a fixed band charge: Band 1 (check-up, scale and polish) costs £26.80; Band 2 (fillings, extractions) is £73.50; Band 3 (crowns, dentures) is £319.10 as of 2025–26. Private dental treatment has no fixed price — practices set their own fees, which are often higher but may include treatments not available on the NHS such as tooth whitening and invisible braces.

What should I do if I need emergency dental care in Dorset?

For emergency dental care in Dorset, first try calling your own dentist — most practices keep slots for urgent cases. If you're not registered anywhere, call NHS 111 (free, 24/7) and they'll direct you to the nearest urgent dental care centre. For severe swelling, difficulty swallowing, or high fever alongside dental pain, go to A&E or call 999 immediately — these can indicate a spreading infection that needs urgent medical attention.

How accurate is the NHS dentist availability data for Dorset?

DentalSearch pulls availability data from NHS Digital every morning, which reflects the official status practices report to the NHS. We also show a community accuracy score on each listing — this is based on reports from patients who've recently called the practice and told us whether they actually had space. The combination of official NHS data and community verification gives you a more reliable picture than either source alone.

How much does it cost to see a dentist in Dorset without NHS cover?

Private dental fees in Dorset vary by practice. A routine check-up typically costs £50–£100 privately. Fillings range from £80–£250 depending on material and complexity. Dental plans (such as Denplan or BUPA Dental) offer a monthly payment option that covers check-ups and includes discounts on treatment — these can be cost-effective if you need regular dental care. Always ask for a full written treatment plan and cost estimate before agreeing to private work.

Can I transfer my NHS dental registration to a practice in Dorset?

You don't need to formally transfer — NHS dental registration in England is not tied to a specific area. If you move to Dorset, simply find a practice that's accepting new NHS patients and register with them. Your previous dentist may send records if requested, but this isn't required to start NHS treatment. Be aware that if you haven't seen a dentist within 24 months, some practices treat you as a new patient regardless of prior registration history.