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Dentists in North East
We hold 461 dental practices in North East. They sit across 99 postcode districts. The densest are NE3 with 21 practices, DH1 with 16 practices, DL3 with 14 practices. The area spans 12 local authorities: County Durham, Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, and 6 more.
1 practice of the 461 carries a published CQC rating, and it is rated Outstanding.
273 practices in North East are Listed in NHS Organisation Data. That records the practice as holding an NHS dental role — it does not tell you whether they have space for you. Ring to check — listings go out of date.
407 practices list a phone number and 151 have a website in the record we hold.
- Practices
- 461
- Postcode districts
- 99
- Listed in NHS Organisation Data
- 273
Busiest postcode districts
- NE3 — 21 practices
- DH1 — 16 practices
- DL3 — 14 practices
- NE2 — 12 practices
- DH8 — 10 practices
- NE6 — 9 practices
CQC rating distribution
- Outstanding 1
- Not rated 460
Data checked 2026-08-25. Ring to check — listings go out of date.
Towns in North East
North East holds too many practices to list individually on one page — browse by town instead, then by practice from there.
- Newcastle upon Tyne 85
- Middlesbrough 28
- Durham 27
- Sunderland 27
- Gateshead 26
- Darlington 24
- Stockton-on-Tees 24
- Billingham 14
- Hartlepool 14
- Chester le Street 12
- North Shields 11
- Consett 10
- Redcar 10
- South Shields 10
- Morpeth 9
- Whitley Bay 8
- Alnwick 7
- Bishop Auckland 7
- Guisborough 7
- Wallsend 7
- Yarm 7
- Cramlington 6
- Houghton le Spring 6
- Ashington 5
- Peterlee 5
- Stanley 5
- Berwick upon Tweed 4
- Blyth 4
- Hexham 4
- Jarrow 4
- Saltburn by the Sea 4
- Seaham 4
- Washington 4
- Bedlington 3
- Blaydon-on-Tyne 3
- Corbridge 3
- Ferryhill 3
- Hebburn 3
- Newton Aycliffe 3
- Prudhoe 3
Data checked 2026-08-25.