NHS dentists in NHS Lothian
NHS Lothian has 170 NHS dental practices, covering Edinburgh, Livingston, Musselburgh, Dalkeith and Bathgate. Between December 2025 and March 2026, 82 of them ended up with more patients than they started with.
Nobody publishes a national list of who’s taking new NHS patients. NHS Inform’s find a dentist tool shows you where they are but not whether they’ve got space, and it tells you to ring and ask. Some boards do put out their own list, NHS Tayside for one, so it’s worth checking your board’s site too.
What’s below is whether a practice’s list actually grew between December 2025 and March 2026, the two most recent counts published. One that was signing people up then is a better bet than one whose list shrank. It’s not a promise though. You still have to phone, and some of that growth will be existing patients re-registering rather than new ones.
One more thing worth knowing: these are net figures. A practice that registered 300 people and lost 200 shows up the same as one that quietly took on 100. It also can’t tell you how many a practice is able to take at once, or whether they do it steadily or in bursts when a new dentist starts. This is a shorter list to phone, not a way of avoiding the phoning.
Where a practice grew but its postcode area didn’t, that’s flagged underneath. It usually means another practice nearby closed or lost a dentist and the patients were moved across, so the list grew without anyone new getting on.
Practices that took people on
Biggest increase first, but don’t read too much into the order. A big jump is often a practice absorbing patients from one that closed, and it can mean they’re now stretched — one reader waited eight weeks for an appointment at a practice near the top of a list like this. A small rise still means somebody was getting registered, so the full list below is worth a look too.
103 Dental & Implant Practice
103 East London Street, Edinburgh · EH7 4BF
3,860 patients
took on 500
Ripple Dental
48-50 Dundas Street, Edinburgh · EH3 6JN
1,690 patients
took on 376
Corstorphine Dental Care
96 Saughton Road North, Edinburgh · EH12 7JU
17,921 patients
took on 362
but EH12 shrank overall
61 East Main Street
Whitburn, West Lothian · EH47 0RF
6,965 patients
took on 346
Midlothian Dental Practice
16 Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith · EH22 1JZ
9,530 patients
took on 323
Sciennes Dental Care
61 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh · EH9 1HT
1,249 patients
took on 320
but EH9 only grew by 110
Blue Sky Dental
24 Whitburn Road, Bathgate · EH48 1HH
15,894 patients
took on 253
but EH48 shrank overall
Newkirkgate Dental Care
2 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh · EH6 5LA
13,909 patients
took on 253
147 Bruntsfield Place
Edinburgh · EH10 4EB
9,917 patients
took on 243
Citrus Dental Care
1 Meadow Place, Edinburgh · EH9 1JZ
16,596 patients
took on 230
but EH9 only grew by 110
Every NHS practice in NHS Lothian
Grouped by town, largest practice first. A few of these aren’t places you can register at all — the list PHS publish includes prison dental services, orthodontists and oral surgeons who only take referrals, and clinics that are mostly private. Anywhere with only a handful of NHS patients is marked.
4 Inverleith Gardens
Edinburgh · EH3 5PU
10,230 patients
took on 28
147 Bruntsfield Place
Edinburgh · EH10 4EB
9,917 patients
took on 243
176-178 St John'S Road
Edinburgh · EH12 8BE
8,380 patients
list fell by 1,936
302 Oxgangs Road North
Edinburgh · EH13 9ND
8,090 patients
list fell by 14
1 Bellevue Place
Edinburgh · EH7 4BS
7,598 patients
took on 45
65 Ferry Road
Edinburgh · EH6 4AQ
6,884 patients
took on 17
35 Warrender Park Road
Edinburgh · EH9 1HJ
6,838 patients
took on 17
28 Annandale Street
Edinburgh · EH7 4AN
6,529 patients
took on 69
83 Leith Walk
Edinburgh · EH6 8LX
6,338 patients
no change
100-102 Easter Road
Edinburgh · EH7 5RH
6,330 patients
took on 48
1 Bellstane
South Queensferry · EH30 9PU
6,242 patients
list fell by 42
14 Ardmillan Terrace
Edinburgh · EH11 2JW
5,760 patients
took on 32
but EH11 shrank overall
4 Great Stuart Street
Edinburgh · EH3 6AW
5,442 patients
list fell by 17
19 Main Street
Gorebridge · EH23 4BX
5,344 patients
took on 183
1 Parkside Terrace
Edinburgh · EH16 5BN
4,777 patients
took on 45
but EH16 only grew by 13
6 East Hermitage Place
Edinburgh · EH6 8AA
4,741 patients
took on 73
212-214 Morrison Street
Edinburgh · EH3 8EA
4,344 patients
took on 6
43/6 Market Street
Haddington · EH41 3JE
4,136 patients
took on 1
274 Portobello High Street
Edinburgh · EH15 2AT
2,203 patients
list fell by 241
21 High Street
Dalkeith · EH22 1JB
2,074 patients
list fell by 10
89-95 Fountainbridge
Edinburgh · EH3 9PU
1,913 patients
took on 93
78 Market Street
Haddington · EH41 3JJ
1,836 patients
list fell by 10
25a South Street
Dalkeith · EH22 1AH
1,558 patients
list fell by 20
1/2 Hailesland Gardens
Edinburgh · EH14 2QN
1,496 patients
list fell by 5
11 Gilmore Place
Edinburgh · EH3 9NE
1,236 patients
list fell by 6
3 Comely Bank
Edinburgh · EH4 1AN
937 patients
list fell by 10
4 Howard Place
Edinburgh · EH3 5JZ
886 patients
list fell by 1
2 Southfield Loan
Edinburgh · EH15 1QR
852 patients
took on 5
51 Slateford Road
Edinburgh · EH11 1PR
753 patients
took on 10
but EH11 shrank overall
27 Comiston Road
Edinburgh · EH10 6AA
616 patients
took on 7
126 Lauriston Place
Edinburgh · EH3 9HX
589 patients
list fell by 4
31 Morningside Drive
Edinburgh · EH10 5LZ
485 patients
list fell by 14
1 Liberton Brae
Edinburgh · EH16 6AQ
289 patients
took on 3
33 Polwarth Gardens
Edinburgh · EH11 1LA
217 patients
took on 3
but EH11 shrank overall
13 Polwarth Gardens
Edinburgh · EH11 1JS
140 patients
list fell by 182
probably not general practice
25 Inverleith Row
Edinburgh · EH3 5QH
17 patients
no change
probably not general practice
Smiles Plus
51a South Street, Armadale · EH48 3ET
4,659 patients
list fell by 61
Blue Sky Dental
24 Whitburn Road, Bathgate · EH48 1HH
15,894 patients
took on 253
but EH48 shrank overall
Bathgate Dental Spa
28 Mid Street, Bathgate · EH48 1PT
9,290 patients
list fell by 133
Bonnyrigg Dental Care
3 Staiside Court, Bonnyrigg · EH19 3PZ
6,293 patients
took on 96
Midlothian Dental Practice
16 Edinburgh Road, Dalkeith · EH22 1JZ
9,530 patients
took on 323
Bosco Dental Studio
Unit 3, 25 Thorny Crook Gardens, Dalkeith · EH22 2RF
3,932 patients
took on 26
1a Mayfield Place
Mayfield, Dalkeith, Midlothian · EH22 5EE
14,576 patients
list fell by 61
La Belle Court
3 Quality Street, Davidson'S Mains,Edinburgh · EH4 5BP
1,208 patients
list fell by 3
Dunbar Dental Practice
95 High Street, Dunbar · EH42 1EN
1,011 patients
list fell by 12
31/33 High Street
Musselburgh, East Lothian · EH21 7AD
14,813 patients
took on 72
40 Court Street
Haddington, East Lothian · EH41 3NP
11,205 patients
took on 49
23 Bridge Street
Musselburgh, East Lothian · EH21 6AA
8,807 patients
list fell by 15
27e Links Road
Port Seton, East Lothian · EH32 0DU
7,337 patients
took on 94
7 Sidegate
Haddington, East Lothian · EH41 4BT
3,808 patients
list fell by 8
7 High Street
Dunbar, East Lothian · EH42 1EN
3,531 patients
took on 52
1 Dirleton Avenue
North Berwick, East Lothian · EH39 4AX
2,125 patients
list fell by 11
2
Longniddry, East Lothian · EH32 0NF
1,681 patients
took on 58
11 Roseberry Place
Gullane, East Lothian · EH31 2AN
1,295 patients
took on 6
Corstorphine Dental Care
96 Saughton Road North, Edinburgh · EH12 7JU
17,921 patients
took on 362
but EH12 shrank overall
Craigmillar Dental Centre
198 Peffermill Road, Edinburgh · EH16 4AJ
17,161 patients
took on 11
Citrus Dental Care
1 Meadow Place, Edinburgh · EH9 1JZ
16,596 patients
took on 230
but EH9 only grew by 110
Meadowbank Dental Practice
15 Earlston Place, Edinburgh · EH7 5SU
15,364 patients
list fell by 73
Prestonfield Bupa Dental Practice
169-173 Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh · EH16 5BY
14,145 patients
list fell by 46
Newkirkgate Dental Care
2 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh · EH6 5LA
13,909 patients
took on 253
West Side Dental Care
Units 1-3 Westside Plaza, Edinburgh · EH14 2SW
12,834 patients
took on 104
Earl Grey Dental Practice
42 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh · EH3 9BN
12,598 patients
took on 112
Haymarket Dental Care
3c Washington Lane, Edinburgh · EH11 2HA
12,183 patients
list fell by 33
West Granton Dental Care
3 Waterfront Broadway, Edinburgh · EH5 1SA
11,693 patients
list fell by 21
9 Bughtlin Market
East Craigs, Edinburgh · EH12 8XP
11,555 patients
took on 164
but EH12 shrank overall
Riccarton Dental Practice
Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh · EH14 4AS
11,545 patients
took on 64
Vitality Dental
5/3 Bristo Square, Edinburgh · EH8 9AL
11,184 patients
took on 95
Your Dentist
9-11 Clerk Street, Edinburgh · EH8 9JH
10,759 patients
took on 171
Gorgie Dental
296/1 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh · EH11 2PP
10,643 patients
took on 216
but EH11 shrank overall
Dental Express
310-312 Portobello High St, Edinburgh · EH15 2DA
10,199 patients
list fell by 40
(My) Dentist
80/1b Commercial Quay, Edinburgh · EH6 6LX
9,337 patients
list fell by 165
Southside Dental Care
125 Mayfield Road, Edinburgh · EH9 3AJ
9,066 patients
list fell by 37
Brite Dental Gilmerton
536 Gilmerton Road, Edinburgh · EH17 7JD
8,703 patients
list fell by 61
Be Dental Ltd
Ocean Drive Centre,120 Ocean Dr., Edinburgh · EH6 6JG
8,295 patients
took on 2
8 Pilrig Street
Leith, Edinburgh · EH6 5AQ
8,171 patients
list fell by 23
Shanks Dental Care Ltd
55 Captains Road, Edinburgh · EH17 8HP
7,961 patients
list fell by 30
E H Dental Care
2 Roseburn Terrace, Edinburgh · EH12 6AW
7,792 patients
took on 34
but EH12 shrank overall
My Dentist
2 MacMillan Square, Edinburgh · EH4 4AB
7,600 patients
list fell by 38
City Health Clinic
9 Earl Grey Street, Edinburgh · EH3 9BN
7,452 patients
took on 151
My Dentist
113 St John'S Road, Edinburgh · EH12 7SB
7,056 patients
took on 66
but EH12 shrank overall
University Dental Care
6 Rankeillor Street, Edinburgh · EH8 9HY
6,555 patients
list fell by 9
Frederick Street Dental Care
57 Frederick Street, Edinburgh · EH2 1LH
6,520 patients
took on 26
Barbour Dental Practice
39 Mayfield Gardens, Edinburgh · EH9 2BX
6,373 patients
took on 7
Eh10 Dental
1 Millar Crescent, Edinburgh · EH10 5HN
6,088 patients
list fell by 10
The Craigentinny Dental Health Centre
57 Duddingston Crescent, Edinburgh · EH15 3AY
5,937 patients
took on 90
Craiglockhart Clinic
132 Colinton Road, Edinburgh · EH14 1BY
5,907 patients
took on 6
Duddingston Park Implant & Dental Clinic
23 Duddingston Park South, Edinburgh · EH15 3NY
5,850 patients
took on 52
Montgomery Street Dental Care
96 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh · EH7 5HE
5,802 patients
list fell by 1
Duncan Street Dental Centre
14-16 Duncan Street, Edinburgh · EH9 1SR
5,451 patients
list fell by 356
91 Corstorphine Road
Murrayfield, Edinburgh · EH12 5QE
5,313 patients
took on 24
but EH12 shrank overall
577 Lanark Road
Juniper Green, Edinburgh · EH14 5DB
4,929 patients
took on 29
Great Junction Dental Practice
163 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh · EH6 5LG
4,750 patients
took on 81
Lw Dental
32 Haddington Place, Edinburgh · EH7 4AG
4,372 patients
list fell by 31
Holyrood Dental Care
85 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh · EH8 8AU
4,153 patients
list fell by 17
103 Dental & Implant Practice
103 East London Street, Edinburgh · EH7 4BF
3,860 patients
took on 500
The Cross Dental And Implant Centre
78 Stenhouse Place East, Edinburgh · EH11 3DQ
3,505 patients
list fell by 38
Edinburgh Dental
59 Ratcliffe Terrace, Edinburgh · EH9 1ST
3,134 patients
list fell by 35
Church Hill Dental Practice
37-39 Morningside Road, Edinburgh · EH10 4DR
3,002 patients
list fell by 10
116 Ocean Drive
Leith, Edinburgh · EH6 6JG
2,599 patients
took on 36
Dental Surgery 2
22 Brunton Place, Edinburgh · EH7 5EJ
1,831 patients
list fell by 1
Ripple Dental
48-50 Dundas Street, Edinburgh · EH3 6JN
1,690 patients
took on 376
21 Bridge Road
Colinton, Edinburgh · EH13 0LH
1,549 patients
list fell by 13
Barnton Dental Spa
1b Parkgrove Street, Edinburgh · EH4 7NS
1,497 patients
list fell by 7
Barron Dental
23 -27 Ferry Road, Edinburgh · EH6 4AD
1,295 patients
list fell by 3
Sciennes Dental Care
61 Marchmont Road, Edinburgh · EH9 1HT
1,249 patients
took on 320
but EH9 only grew by 110
Sighthill Health Centre
380 Calder Road, Edinburgh · EH11 4AU
1,118 patients
list fell by 11
26-28 Main Street
Davidson Mains, Edinburgh · EH4 5BY
1,033 patients
list fell by 15
Fairmilehead Dental Practice
6 Oxgangs Road, Edinburgh · EH10 7AU
854 patients
list fell by 8
Hope Park Dental Practice
5 Hope Park Terrace, Edinburgh · EH8 9LZ
825 patients
list fell by 10
65 Main Street
Davidson'S Mains, Edinburgh · EH4 5AD
791 patients
list fell by 41
New Town Dental Practice
4 Henderson Row, Edinburgh · EH3 5DS
785 patients
list fell by 2
Bruntsfield Dental Ian Ollerhead
226 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh · EH10 4DE
639 patients
took on 1
Morningside Dental Care
150 Morningside Road, Edinburgh · EH10 4PX
580 patients
no change
Links Dental Practice
101-103 Whitehouse Loan, Edinburgh · EH9 1AT
509 patients
list fell by 32
The Trinity Dentist
133 Granton Road, Edinburgh · EH5 3NJ
505 patients
took on 5
but EH5 shrank overall
Edinburgh Dental Studio
6 Randolph Place, Edinburgh · EH3 7TE
462 patients
took on 2
Barnton Dental
461 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh · EH4 7ND
387 patients
list fell by 5
Orthodontic Lounge
100 The Jewel, Edinburgh · EH15 3AR
338 patients
took on 187
but EH15 only grew by 53
Haymarket Dental
264 Morrison Street, Edinburgh · EH3 8DT
327 patients
took on 2
West End Dental & Implant Practice
24 Stafford Street, Edinburgh · EH3 7BD
275 patients
new this quarter
Edinburgh Gums & Teeth
37 Frederick Street, Edinburgh · EH2 1EP
241 patients
list fell by 2
Ninetyfivedental
95 Dundas Street, Edinburgh · EH3 6SD
234 patients
list fell by 10
Cornerstone Smile
50 St John'S Road, Edinburgh · EH12 6PB
221 patients
took on 15
but EH12 shrank overall
18 Thirlestane Road
Marchmont, Edinburgh · EH9 1AN
143 patients
list fell by 4
probably not general practice
Edinburgh Dental Clinic
11-13 Victoria Quay, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh · EH6 6EZ
118 patients
new this quarter
probably not general practice
Chalmers Dental Centre
3 Chalmers Street, Edinburgh · EH3 9EW
65 patients
took on 1
probably not general practice
Fresh Faced Cosmetic Clinic
42 Caledonian Crescent, Edinburgh · EH11 2AG
8 patients
no change
probably not general practice
Hmp Edinburgh
33 Stenhouse Road, Edinburgh · EH11 3LN
0 patients
no change
probably not general practice
Family Dental Care
The Pat Gifford Dfc Building, High St., Prestonpans · EH32 9BF
20,481 patients
took on 150
Kingsport Dental Clinic
4 Kingsport Avenue, Howden Livingston · EH54 6BA
9,852 patients
took on 22
Westport Dental Practice
261 High Street, Linlithgow · EH49 7EP
4,765 patients
list fell by 25
2 Bankton Square
Murieston, Livingston · EH54 9EY
8,276 patients
took on 20
Dedridge Health Centre
Nigel Rise, Livingston · EH54 6QQ
8,114 patients
took on 28
Craigshill Health Centre
Craigshill Road, Livingston · EH54 5DY
7,121 patients
took on 72
Newyearfield Dental Centre
Hawk Brae, Livingston · EH54 6TW
5,480 patients
took on 16
Elite Smile
Unit 104, Livingston Shopping Centre, Livingston · EH54 6HR
3,118 patients
took on 189
Bellsquarry Dentistry
44 Calder Road, Bellsquarry, Livingston · EH54 9AA
1,812 patients
list fell by 21
23 Main Street
Deans, Livingston West Lothian · EH54 8BE
7,211 patients
took on 2
16 Bridge Street
Penicuik, Midlothian · EH26 8LN
7,628 patients
list fell by 27
6 Main Street
Roslin, Midlothian · EH25 9LE
7,434 patients
list fell by 20
50 Fountain Place
Loanhead, Midlothian · EH20 9DU
5,384 patients
list fell by 87
4 Main Street
Balerno, Midlothian · EH14 7EH
4,689 patients
list fell by 5
5 Station Road
Newtongrange, Midlothian · EH22 4NB
4,381 patients
list fell by 82
58 Bryce Road
Currie, Midlothian · EH14 5LD
4,378 patients
list fell by 13
59a High Street
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian · EH19 2DB
655 patients
took on 3
64 High Street
Bonnyrigg, Midlothian · EH19 2AB
346 patients
list fell by 5
91a John Street
Penicuik, Midlothian · EH26 8AG
221 patients
no change
Campbell & Gibson Dental Practice
4 Bridge St, Musselburgh · EH21 6AG
2,843 patients
list fell by 19
Campbell & Gibson Dental And Implant Cen
19 Market Place, North Berwick · EH39 4JF
829 patients
took on 11
but EH39 only grew by 0
Penicuik Dental Centre
38 High Street, Penicuik · EH26 8HU
7,031 patients
list fell by 108
Ferryburn Dental Care
Ferryburn House 23a Rosebery Ave, South Queensferry · EH30 9JG
1,076 patients
list fell by 11
Bridge Dental Care
33 Bridge Street, Tranent · EH33 1AH
5,776 patients
list fell by 6
Arc Smile
94 High Street, Tranent · EH33 1HH
3,787 patients
took on 125
West Calder Dental Care
1 East End, West Calder · EH55 8AB
10,338 patients
took on 62
6 Torphichen Street
Bathgate, West Lothian · EH48 4HH
10,316 patients
list fell by 84
35 West Main Street
Broxburn, West Lothian · EH52 5RQ
9,979 patients
list fell by 45
137 Main Street
East Calder, West Lothian · EH53 0EP
9,225 patients
took on 16
24 High Street
Linlithgow, West Lothian · EH49 7AE
8,319 patients
took on 76
but EH49 only grew by 11
93 Uphall Station Road
Pumpherston, West Lothian · EH53 0NU
7,784 patients
list fell by 4
64 South Bridge Street
Bathgate, West Lothian · EH48 1TL
7,558 patients
list fell by 95
61 East Main Street
Whitburn, West Lothian · EH47 0RF
6,965 patients
took on 346
17 Main Street
Kirkliston, West Lothian · EH29 9AE
5,834 patients
took on 3
48 King Street
Bathgate, West Lothian · EH48 1AY
5,812 patients
list fell by 174
49a High Street
Linlithgow, West Lothian · EH49 7ED
5,598 patients
list fell by 33
3/4 Ochilview Square
Armadale, West Lothian · EH48 3EP
5,386 patients
took on 49
but EH48 shrank overall
40 East Main Street
Broxburn, West Lothian · EH52 5AE
1,564 patients
list fell by 106
Unit 4, 8 Springfield Court
Linlithgow, West Lothian · EH49 7TQ
1,541 patients
list fell by 7
29 West Main Street
Uphall, West Lothian · EH52 5DN
427 patients
took on 5
but EH52 shrank overall
MacAulay Dental Practice
25/27 Market Place, Whitburn · EH47 0EU
12,100 patients
took on 80
Advanced Dentistry Winchburgh
1 Canal View, Winchburgh · EH52 6FE
240 patients
new this quarter
Addresses and patient numbers come from Public Health Scotland’s Dental Practices and Patient Registrations dataset, March 2026 against December 2025. Practices close and change hands between publications, so some of this will be out of date.
NHS dentists at other health boards
- NHS Ayrshire and Arran
- NHS Borders
- NHS Dumfries and Galloway
- NHS Fife
- NHS Forth Valley
- NHS Grampian
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
- NHS Highland
- NHS Lanarkshire
- NHS Orkney
- NHS Shetland
- NHS Tayside
- NHS Western Isles
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