Your clear, honest guide to dental health in the UK
Dentora is a trusted source on all aspects of oral and dental health in the U.K.
We’re a free and informational online guide for those seeking general, pediatric, or specialty dental care in the UK.
NHS band charges, treatment costs, exemption rules, contract reforms, private vs NHS decisions, insurance products, cosmetic options — the information is out there, but it’s scattered across government PDFs, clinic marketing pages, and forums full of conflicting advice.
Most people don’t know what they’re entitled to, what they should be paying, or where to go when something goes wrong.
We started Dentora to fix that.
Dentora.co.uk is operated by JLT Creative LLC, a digital media company that owns a selection of trusted online media properties.
What we cover
Dentora covers the full landscape of dental health in the UK: from NHS costs, bands, and exemptions to treatments, cosmetic options, orthodontics, and oral care products. We write about dental insurance and finance, dental anxiety and sedation, children’s dentistry, dental tourism, and the everyday oral health questions people actually search for.
Every article on this site is built around one question: what does a real patient actually need to know?
If it affects your teeth, your rights as a patient, or your wallet, we cover it.
All content published on Dentora.co.uk is created by our team of journalists, researchers, and experienced medical writers.
How we’re different
Dentora is not a dental practice. We don’t sell treatments, and we’re not funded by the NHS or any dental provider. That independence matters — it means we can be honest about costs, critical of policy where it deserves criticism, and straightforward about what the evidence does and doesn’t support.
Most dental content online falls into one of two categories: clinical sites written for professionals, or practice marketing pages designed to sell treatments. Neither serves the patient who just wants to understand what’s happening, what it’ll cost, and what their options are.
Dentora sits in the gap between those two worlds. We write for the person in the waiting room, the parent booking their child’s first appointment, and the family trying to figure out whether dental insurance is actually worth the monthly cost.
Who writes for Dentora
We believe that access to quality information is important to help people understand and improve their oral health. Our authors and contributors are all dentists, doctors, or writers specialising in the field of health and medicine.
Our commitment to accuracy
Every article on Dentora is researched using official sources: NHS.uk, the NHS Business Services Authority, GOV.UK, NICE guidelines, and peer-reviewed evidence where relevant. Cost figures are verified against current published rates. Policy information is sourced from government publications and consultation responses.
We are actively working to bring a GDC-registered dental professional on board as an editorial reviewer. Until that is in place, all health-related content carries a note that it has not yet been clinically reviewed and should not be treated as a substitute for professional dental advice.
If you spot an error in any of our content, we want to know. Contact us and we’ll investigate and correct it promptly.
How we fund Dentora
Dentora is a free resource. We keep the site running through two revenue streams:
Affiliate links — where we link to dental products, insurance providers, or services, we may earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. This never costs you anything extra, and it never influences our editorial recommendations. If a product isn’t worth recommending, we don’t recommend it — regardless of whether it has an affiliate programme.
Display advertising — we use contextual advertising on some pages. Ads are clearly distinguishable from editorial content.
We never accept payment for editorial coverage. No dental practice, insurer, or product manufacturer can pay to be featured or recommended in our content. Our full disclosure is available on our affiliate disclosure page.
Get in touch
Have a question, spotted an error, or want to suggest a topic we should cover? We’d genuinely like to hear from you.