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council area · updated 31 Oct 2026

NHS dentists taking new patients in South Tyneside

5 of the 16 NHS dental practices in South Tyneside say they're taking new adult NHS patients and 5 take children, on the NHS website. That ranks 182 of 291 council areas in England for adult access (1 = least).

Updated · England: 30% take new adults

5take new adult NHS patients (31%; England 30%)
5take new child NHS patients (31%; England 43%)
16NHS practices listed · 3 not saying either way

Taking new adult NHS patients (5)

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Not taking new NHS patients, or haven't said (11)

Around South Tyneside

Constituencies here: Jarrow and Gateshead East · South Shields

Towns nearby: South Shields · North Shields · Tynemouth · Wallsend · Whitley Bay · Sunderland · Washington · Gateshead

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