For Practice Owners
How do I list my practice on The Local Dentist?
By The Local Dentist Editorial · Updated 13 July 2026
Claim an existing listing or create a new one
Many practices already appear from curated or register-sourced data. If you find your practice on The Local Dentist, use the claim flow (/claim/) to take ownership of the profile. If you are not listed yet, enquire via the for-dentists partner page and we will set up a profile after checks. Free listings go live once verification is complete. You can then edit patient-facing details — services, amenities, published private prices, and how patients contact you — so the page matches what you actually offer.
What we verify before a listing goes live
We are a comparison directory, not a regulator. Before activating a listing we check that the practice is a genuine UK provider: for England that typically means confirming CQC registration details where applicable, plus principal or team GDC registration when those fields are published. Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland practices are checked against the relevant frameworks (HIW, NHS boards/Combined Practice Inspections, RQIA). Unregistered sellers and fake clinics are never listed. Linking patients to official registers is deliberate — so they can double-check independently.
Free vs paid — what changes
A free listing gets you a basic directory profile and discovery in search, with lower comparison ranking than paid tiers. Standard (£129/month, or £1,290 annually) adds an enhanced profile, labelled priority placement, and up to eight included patient enquiries a month. Premium (£299/month, or £2,990 annually) adds top placement, unlimited included enquiries, and fuller analytics support. Pay-per-lead can sit alongside any tier if you prefer to pay only when a patient selects you. Full current pricing is on /for-dentists/. Patients never pay to compare.
After you are listed
Keep the profile honest and current: published exam, hygiene, whitening, emergency, and plan prices help patients and feed our transparency scoring. Respond to attributed reviews where the tools allow, but never fabricate scores — we do not invent reviews. Sponsored placement is always labelled. If you need a website or claim help, start from the claim page or partner enquiry form. For how ratings work, and the hard rule that paid status never touches The Local Dentist Score, read our methodology and the companion answer on paid listings and ratings.
People Also Ask
Is listing on The Local Dentist free?
Yes — a basic verified listing is free. Optional Standard and Premium subscriptions, city sponsorship, and pay-per-lead fees apply only if you choose them. See /for-dentists/ for current prices.
Do I need to be CQC-registered?
England practices providing regulated dental care must be CQC-registered — we verify that. Practices in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland follow their own regulators; we check the appropriate status before listing.
Can online or at-home aligner providers list?
Yes, if they are appropriately regulated UK providers. Profiles should make remote-only status clear so patients know there is no walk-in surgery.
How long does verification take?
Usually a few working days once you submit claim details we can check against public registers. Incomplete applications take longer — have your practice name, address, and regulator identifiers ready.
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This article is general information for UK patients, not clinical advice, and NHS rules and charges change — confirm current rules on nhs.uk or speak to a dentist before acting. For severe facial swelling affecting breathing/swallowing, uncontrolled bleeding, or trauma call 999 / go to A&E; otherwise NHS 111 for urgent dental access. Price figures are indicative benchmarks from ourmethodology.