Dental Implants in Croydon
10 dental practices in Croydon publish what they charge for dental implants. Half of them ask between £2,200 and £2,480 for an implant, and the middle price is £2,400 — 9% above the London index figure of £2,200 for dental implants (the median of the 10 borough medians we publish). The figures below are those practices' own published fees, read in August 2026, each one linked to the practice and its CQC registration. They are not quotes: what you pay depends on what the examination finds. Implants are only rarely available on the NHS, and then on clinical grounds rather than choice.
| Option | Cost (per implant) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Private — lower | £2,200 | 25th percentile of 11 Croydon fee guides |
| Private — upper | £2,495 | 75th percentile |
| NHS | Not covered | Cosmetic / private-only |
How this is worked out. Every figure comes from a price list the practice publishes itself. We drop “from” prices, which describe the cheapest possible case rather than a price, and variants narrower than the treatment named. 10 Croydon practices remain. The middle price across all 10 boroughs we cover is £2,200. How we read a fee guide.
- The Croydon median is £2,400 — 4% above the median of all 129 dental implants prices published across those 10 boroughs (£2,300).
- That makes Croydon the 3rd most expensive of those 10 boroughs for this treatment.
- The middle half of prices runs £2,200–£2,480 (a £280 range), a narrow spread: most practices price within a similar band. The full range is £1,200–£2,850.
- A further 25 practices publish a price labelled as the implant fixture rather than a complete implant (median £2,500); fee guides differ in what that label covers, so these are not directly comparable and are left out of the figures above.
- 10 of the 84 CQC-registered practices in Croydon publish a price for this treatment (12%); the figures describe those 10, not the whole borough.
- All figures are per implant, taken from each practice's own fee guide, so they can be compared like for like.
| Neighbouring borough | Median | vs Croydon | Middle half | Practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromley | £2,300 | £100 less | £1,650–£2,772 | 11 |
Every statement above is computed from the 10 published prices in the table below; it changes when the data changes.
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35 Croydon practices publish this fee. Each figure is the practice's own published price, read August 2026; narrower variants (“from” prices, child or temporary work) are excluded. Sorted lowest first.
A low figure is a real published fee, not a quote — complexity can change the price. Always confirm. How we verify
A dental implant is a titanium post inserted into the jawbone that supports a crown, bridge or denture. It is the only tooth-replacement option that prevents the bone loss which follows a missing tooth.
The implant is placed under local anaesthetic, or sedation for anxious patients. Over 8 to 16 weeks the bone integrates with the implant surface — a process called osseointegration. Once integrated, an abutment and crown are fitted.
Treatment usually takes 2 to 4 appointments over 3 to 6 months. Some clinics offer same-day or immediate-load implants where a temporary crown is placed on the day of surgery.
Success rates are high. Cochrane systematic reviews of implant survival report rates above 95% at 5 years and over 90% at 10 years. Smoking significantly increases failure risk, as does uncontrolled diabetes and poor oral hygiene.
Can I get a dental implant on the NHS? Almost never on the high street. NHS guidance limits implants to defined clinical situations — reconstruction after mouth cancer or major facial trauma, and severe congenitally missing teeth (hypodontia). These are provided through hospital or specialist services on referral, not by booking at a local practice.
If I qualified, what would it cost? Hospital implant treatment for qualifying patients falls under Band 3 — £332.10 — the same charge as dentures or a bridge. That is the patient charge, not the cost of treatment.
Is a “cheap NHS implant” advert legitimate? Treat it as a red flag. A practice cannot sell you an NHS implant outside that referral pathway — what’s advertised is usually a private implant with finance. Compare the total repayable, not the monthly figure, and check the practice on the CQC register.
What does the NHS offer instead? A partial denture or, where suitable, a bridge — both Band 3 (£332.10). Using the NHS option first doesn’t rule out a private implant later.
“All-on-4”-type same-day full-arch treatment is priced per arch, not per tooth — comparing it per-tooth against single implants is misleading.
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Only in exceptional circumstances — typically following cancer treatment or severe trauma. For most patients, implants are private treatment.
With proper care, 15 to 25 years or longer. The crown on top may need replacing after 10 to 15 years. Success depends on oral hygiene, regular check-ups and avoiding smoking.
Implants in Turkey or Hungary can cost 40–60% less, but follow-up care is difficult, complications require local treatment at full UK prices, and research in the Journal of Travel Medicine has documented complications including infection, implant failure and nerve damage.
NHS charges from DHSC (April 2026); private prices read from practices' own published fee guides, August 2026. CQC data under Open Government Licence v3.0. Methodology.