Dental implants, clear aligners and whitening in Leeds
This guide lists the Leeds practices whose own websites say they place dental implants or offer clear aligners, by area and with a closer look at Guiseley, Yeadon, Horsforth and Otley, and the orthodontic practices listed. It sets out what nhs.uk says the NHS does and doesn’t pay for, and what the General Dental Council says about who may whiten teeth. It explains and lists; it doesn’t rank, and it doesn’t say which treatment is right for you.
What the NHS covers
nhs.uk says the NHS provides clinically necessary treatment needed to keep your mouth, teeth and gums healthy, and that you’ll usually need to get cosmetic treatments privately. Among the treatments nhs.uk lists in Band 3 are crowns, dentures, bridges and orthodontic treatment; the band charges are in our NHS guide.
On braces, nhs.uk says they are often free on the NHS for children under 18, depending on how their teeth are affecting their day-to-day life, and that if you’re 18 or over you’ll usually have to pay for them privately. If a dentist thinks your child needs braces, nhs.uk says they will refer them to a specialist. The cost of private braces varies with how complicated the problem is and the type of brace.
Whether a particular treatment is right for you, and what it would cost, is for a dentist to say after examining you. Dental Leeds doesn’t give that advice.
Practices that place dental implants, by area
Every practice whose own website says it places dental implants, with the other features each states. A few list only implant work and no general dentistry; their listings say so in their own words. The price on a listing is the lowest the practice publishes, usually a check-up, never an implant: implant prices, where a practice publishes them, are on its own website.
49 practices in 23 areas
City Centre2
- What it states: Private patients, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening
Headingley1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
Chapel Allerton3
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
Roundhay3
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Moortown4
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Whitening
- What it states: Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Adel2
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Wheelchair access
Horsforth4
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Burley1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Armley3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Hygienist, Implants, Whitening, Finance available
Bramley3
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Beeston1
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
Hunslet1
- What it states: Private patients, Implants, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Burmantofts1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Crossgates3
- What it states: Private patients, Implants, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
Pudsey3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
Morley1
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
Rothwell1
- What it states: Private patients, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Wheelchair access, Parking
Garforth1
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
Guiseley3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Yeadon2
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Whitening
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Otley2
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Wetherby3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
Drighlington1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
Implants and aligners in Guiseley, Yeadon, Horsforth and Otley
Practices in the north-west of Leeds whose websites say they place implants or offer clear aligners, in their own words.
12 practices in 4 areas
Horsforth4
- In its own words: NHS and private dental practice on Troy Road in Horsforth offering implants, Invisalign, sedation and a practice plan.
- In its own words: Private dental practice on Town Street in Horsforth offering implants, Invisalign, sedation and Tuesday evening appointments.
- In its own words: Private dental practice on Town Street in Horsforth with a hygienist, implants, Invisalign and evening appointments.
- In its own words: Private and NHS dental clinic on New Road Side in Horsforth, with a hygienist, implants, Invisalign and Saturdays by appointment.
Guiseley3
- In its own words: Private dental practice on Otley Road in Guiseley, with a hygienist, implants, Invisalign, sedation and membership plans.
- In its own words: Independent family dental practice on Springfield Road in Guiseley, with hygiene visits, implants, clear aligners and Tuesday evenings.
- In its own words: Private dental clinic on Leeds Road in Guiseley, part of Yorkshire Dental Suite, offering implants, aligners, bonding and hygiene.
Yeadon2
- In its own words: Private dental practice on New Road Side in Rawdon, with hygienists, implants, whitening and monthly care plans.
- In its own words: General and cosmetic dental practice on High Street in Yeadon, with Denplan, a hygienist, Invisalign and Monday evening opening.
Otley3
- In its own words: Dental practice on Manor Square in Otley with membership plans, hygiene visits, implants, braces and daily emergency slots.
- In its own words: Private and Denplan dental practice on Boroughgate in Otley, with IV sedation, implants, Invisalign and Monday evening hours.
- In its own words: Specialist orthodontic practice on New Market in Otley, offering Invisalign, clear aligners and fixed, ceramic and lingual braces.
Clear aligners, by area
Every practice whose own website says it offers clear aligners to straighten teeth. Searches for Invisalign are searches for one brand of clear aligner; a listing says “Clear aligners” whatever the brand the practice uses, so check the brand with the practice if it matters to you.
56 practices in 23 areas
City Centre4
- What it states: Private patients, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening
- What it states: Private patients, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
- What it states: Private patients, Weekend appointments, Clear aligners, Finance available
Headingley1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
Chapel Allerton3
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
Roundhay5
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Clear aligners, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Evening appointments, Clear aligners, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
Moortown4
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Parking
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Clear aligners, Whitening
- What it states: Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Adel2
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Wheelchair access
Horsforth4
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Burley1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Armley2
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Bramley3
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Beeston2
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Clear aligners, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
Hunslet1
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Clear aligners, Whitening
Burmantofts1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
Crossgates3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Weekend appointments, Whitening, Clear aligners, Parking
Pudsey3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
Morley3
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access
- What it states: Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Clear aligners, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
Rothwell1
- What it states: Private patients, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Wheelchair access, Parking
Garforth2
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Clear aligners, Whitening, Wheelchair access
Guiseley3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Yeadon1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
Otley3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available, Parking
- What it states: Private patients, Evening appointments, Clear aligners, Finance available, Wheelchair access, Parking
Wetherby3
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available
- What it states: Emergency appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
- What it states: NHS patients, Private patients, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Sedation, Finance available
Drighlington1
- What it states: Private patients, Emergency appointments, Evening appointments, Weekend appointments, Hygienist, Implants, Clear aligners, Whitening, Finance available, Parking
Orthodontic practices
Practices listed as orthodontists, whose main work is braces and aligners, in their own words. Most general practices above offer aligners alongside everyday care.
5 practices
- In its own words: Orthodontic-led practice on Lidgett Lane in Garforth offering Invisalign and fixed braces, open evenings and Saturday mornings.
- In its own words: Clear aligner orthodontic clinic on Vicar Lane in Leeds city centre, part of the Impress chain, open evenings and Saturdays.
- In its own words: Invisalign-only clear aligner clinic at 32 Park Place in Leeds city centre, open seven days a week.
- In its own words: Specialist orthodontic practice on New Market in Otley, offering Invisalign, clear aligners and fixed, ceramic and lingual braces.
- In its own words: Specialist orthodontic practice on Street Lane in Roundhay, Leeds, with Invisalign, clear aligners and fixed, ceramic or lingual braces.
Teeth whitening: who may do it
The General Dental Council says offering tooth whitening without being registered with the GDC is illegal practice, as is offering dental treatment or advice, or calling yourself a dentist or by another dental title, without registration. Anyone can search the GDC’s register by name. A listing says “Whitening” where the practice’s own website says it offers it.
How to choose a practice
Dental Leeds doesn’t rate or rank practices. What can be checked, and compared, is this:
- CQC registration. The Care Quality Commission says a provider must register with it to provide a regulated activity in England, and that it is an offence to carry on a regulated activity without being registered. Every listing on Dental Leeds starts from the CQC’s register of dental practices and links to the practice’s CQC profile, where the CQC publishes what it holds on the practice, including its inspection reports.
- The GDC register. The General Dental Council is the UK regulator for dental professionals and registers dentists, dental nurses, hygienists, therapists, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians and orthodontic therapists. It says it protects patients by ensuring all dental professionals are registered before they work in the UK, and that offering dental treatment or advice without being registered is illegal practice. Anyone can search the register by name on the GDC’s website.
- NHS or private. A listing says “NHS patients” or “Private patients” only where the practice’s own website says so. Whether a practice is taking new NHS patients changes week to week, so the listing doesn’t say: ask the practice, or use the NHS’s Find a dentist service.
- What the practice publishes. Opening hours, evening and weekend appointments, treatments, access and parking are on a listing only where the practice states them, with the date we checked. The price on a listing is the lowest the practice publishes and what it is for, which is usually a check-up.
- How often you should go. nhs.uk says the time between check-ups can vary from 3 months to 2 years, depending on how healthy your teeth and gums are and your risk of future problems, and up to 1 year if you’re under 18.
This guide is general information about finding and paying for dental care in England, from nhs.uk, the Care Quality Commission and the General Dental Council, and from what each practice publishes. It is not dental or medical advice and does not diagnose anything: for a dental problem, contact a dentist or NHS 111, and for what counts as an emergency read nhs.uk.