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City and Borough of Salford · updated 3 Nov 2026

NHS dentists taking new patients in Walkden

Practices within 15 miles of Walkden town centre, nearest first. Statuses from the NHS website, read about once an hour.

159take new adult NHS patients
207take new child NHS patients
398NHS practices within 15 miles

Taking new adult NHS patients (159 + 1 free-care only)

Nearest first · phone them to join · free-care only = takes only adults entitled to free NHS dental care

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Taking children only (47)

New NHS patients aged 17 or under

Not taking new NHS patients, or haven't said (191)

How Walkden compares

Salford (council area): 12 of 28 practices take new adult NHS patients (43%), ranked 228 of 291 council areas (1 = least access).

Bolton South and Walkden constituency: 3 of 12 practices take new adult NHS patients (25%), ranked 249 of 527 parliamentary constituencies (1 = least access).

Towns nearby: Farnworth · Swinton · Tyldesley · Eccles · Atherton · Radcliffe · Whitefield · Bolton

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