Dental Scale and Polish cost in the UK
As of May 2026, across 691 source-backed, stats-eligible UK prices, dental scale and polish has a median listed price of £315. The main benchmark shown here ranges from £6.41 to £860, with the middle half from £200 to £435.
- Median
- £315
- Sample
- 691 prices
- Range
- £6.41 to £860
- Snapshot
- May 2026
Source: CompareVetPricing national source-backed dataset. Methodology
National price distribution
Statistics use current publishable observations that passed the stats-eligible gate. From-prices are counted separately and are not used for the median unless the row is comparable.
Computed 5 May 2026
| Benchmark | Median | Middle 50% | Range | Comparable prices | From/range rows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any pet | £315 | £200 to £435 | £6.41 to £860 | 476 | 0 from / 8 range |
| Dog | £400 | £275.25 to £495 | £125 to £715 | 114 | 0 from / 27 range |
| Cat | £350 | £240 to £435 | £105 to £610 | 101 | 0 from / 4 range |
Compare dental scale and polish prices by city
City links are shown where local data has enough comparable observations to be useful. Pages with weaker local samples stay outside the sitemap until the dataset improves.
| City | Median | Range | Comparable prices | Priced practices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | £174.71 | £165 to £435 | 5 | 9 |
| Swindon | £175 | £175 to £175 | 5 | 17 |
| Belfast | £185 | £150 to £240 | 6 | 15 |
| Stoke-On-Trent | £200 | £199.5 to £435 | 11 | 23 |
| London | £285 | £25 to £860 | 50 | 157 |
| Birmingham | £299 | £45 to £550 | 5 | 27 |
| Cambridge | £315 | £280 to £370 | 5 | 14 |
| Warrington | £325 | £300 to £350 | 6 | 16 |
| Leeds | £330 | £40 to £595 | 8 | 35 |
| Cheltenham | £350 | £300 to £350 | 5 | 17 |
| Christchurch | £389 | £350 to £389 | 6 | 5 |
| Middlesbrough | £400 | £389 to £495 | 7 | 9 |
| Edinburgh | £420 | £300 to £420 | 5 | 28 |
| Plymouth | £495 | £495 to £495 | 6 | 11 |
| Reading | £495 | £425.5 to £595 | 5 | 18 |
What is usually included
- Scale and polish
- Anaesthetic where stated
- Basic dental assessment
What may be extra
- Extractions
- Dental X-rays
- Medication
- Pre-anaesthetic blood tests
- Complex dental treatment
Methodology
This guide uses source-backed current prices from the CompareVetPricing dataset snapshot dated 2026-05-05. Rows must be publishable and stats-eligible before they are used in medians or ranges. Prices can change, clinical recommendations vary, and this page is a comparison aid rather than a quote.