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Dentists in South West
We hold 1,162 dental practices in South West. They sit across 230 postcode districts. The densest are BA1 with 24 practices, SN1 with 20 practices, TR1 with 19 practices. The area spans 15 local authorities: Bath and North East Somerset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Bristol, City of, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, and 9 more.
3 practices of the 1,162 carry a published CQC rating. 2 practices are rated Good. 1 practice is rated Requires improvement.
727 practices in South West 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 Ring to check — listings go out of date.
1,084 practices list a phone number and 529 have a website in the record we hold.
- Practices
- 1,162
- Postcode districts
- 230
- Listed in NHS Organisation Data
- 727
Busiest postcode districts
- BA1 — 24 practices
- SN1 — 20 practices
- TR1 — 19 practices
- GL50 — 18 practices
- BA2 — 17 practices
- BS8 — 17 practices
CQC rating distribution
- Good 2
- Requires improvement 1
- Not rated 1,159
Data checked 2026-08-25. Ring to check — listings go out of date.
Towns in South West
South West holds too many practices to list individually on one page — browse by town instead, then by practice from there.
- Bristol 181
- Bournemouth 50
- Plymouth 49
- Cheltenham 45
- Swindon 45
- Bath 41
- Poole 34
- Salisbury 32
- Exeter 30
- Gloucester 30
- Truro 26
- Newton Abbot 20
- Taunton 20
- Dorchester 16
- Barnstaple 15
- Christchurch 15
- Torquay 15
- Stroud 14
- Weymouth 14
- Yeovil 14
- Cirencester 13
- Bridgwater 12
- Weston-super-Mare 12
- Chippenham 10
- Wimborne 9
- Devizes 8
- Falmouth 8
- Paignton 8
- Frome 7
- Penzance 7
- Tavistock 7
- Tewkesbury 7
- Westbury 7
- Broadstone 6
- Exmouth 6
- Ivybridge 6
- Marlborough 6
- St Austell 6
- Stonehouse 6
- Street 6
- Totnes 6
- Trowbridge 6
- Blandford Forum 5
- Burnham-on-Sea 5
- Dursley 5
- Kingsbridge 5
- Malmesbury 5
- Newquay 5
- Saltash 5
- Shaftesbury 5
- Sherborne 5
- Verwood 5
- Bideford 4
- Bradford-on-Avon 4
- Brixham 4
- Camborne 4
- Clevedon 4
- Crewkerne 4
- Cullompton 4
- Ferndown 4
- Helston 4
- Launceston 4
- Liskeard 4
- Lydney 4
- Melksham 4
- Ottery St. Mary 4
- Somerton 4
- Wareham 4
- Wellington 4
- Bodmin 3
- Braunton 3
- Bridport 3
- Bude 3
- Crediton 3
- Dartmouth 3
- Dawlish 3
- Glastonbury 3
- Honiton 3
- Minehead 3
- Penryn 3
- Portland 3
- Radstock 3
- Redruth 3
- Sidmouth 3
- Sturminster Newton 3
- Teignmouth 3
- Tetbury 3
- Tiverton 3
- Torrington 3
- Wadebridge 3
- Warminster 3
- Wells 3
- Wincanton 3
- Winscombe 3
- Wotton-under-Edge 3
Data checked 2026-08-25.