Nuffield Health is a hospital and fitness group, and its dental implant offer is limited. It has a general dental implants treatment page, and the one hospital-level implant service we found is at Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital, The Chesterfield, with dentist Dr Cornelius Krause. Neither page publishes an implant price. This review covers what Nuffield says about the treatment, how its pricing promise works, and how to compare it with dental practices.
What is Nuffield Health?
Nuffield Health is a registered charity that runs hospitals, gyms and health services. Its about us page says it has a network of 35 hospitals, 110 fitness and wellbeing clubs, medical centres and workplace wellbeing facilities. It describes itself as a trading charity that does not fundraise and invests all its income back into its purpose.
Charity status does not mean free or cheap treatment. Implants at a Nuffield hospital are private treatment that you pay for, by yourself or through insurance.
Where does Nuffield Health offer dental implants?
The clearest example is Bristol. Nuffield’s Bristol dental implants page names Dr Cornelius Krause as the dentist and offers complimentary dental reviews with him at Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital, The Chesterfield. The page describes this as a ten minute confidential discussion. If you then go ahead, you come back for a full assessment, and the cost of that assessment is refunded against your treatment.
Nuffield hospitals also offer maxillofacial and oral surgery and oral and dental imaging. Those pages describe hospital services in general, so call the hospital nearest to you and ask whether it provides implant treatment before you book anything.
How much do dental implants cost at Nuffield Health?
Nuffield does not publish a price for dental implants on the pages we checked. Its general treatment page carries the Nuffield Health promise: our prices are all-inclusive, we will equal any comparable price, and there are no time limits on your aftercare. The same page says you can spread the cost with a 10, 12 or 24 month 0% personal medical loan.
Because there is no published implant fee, ask for a written, itemised quote after the full assessment. Ask what “all-inclusive” covers in your case: the scan, the implant, the abutment, the crown and any bone graft.
To judge the quote, compare it with dental practices that publish their implant prices. Our Bristol implant cost guide lists published prices for clinics in the city, and the UK cost guide links to every city we cover.
What does Nuffield say about the treatment itself?
Nuffield’s dental implants page describes a dental implant as an artificial tooth root, usually made of titanium. Its account of the process, in short:
| Stage | What Nuffield describes |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Your consultant reviews your complete medical history and makes an oral assessment. If you are a candidate, they may order a CT scan. |
| Anaesthetic | Surgery is usually done using local anaesthetic, and you may also be given a sedative. |
| Extra procedures | Teeth may be removed in the same procedure or a few weeks before. If more bone is needed, your consultant may perform a bone graft. |
| Surgery type | One-stage (immediate) or two-stage surgery, depending on your case. |
| Healing (Bristol page) | Over a period of approximately two to four months the bone grows around the implant, with a temporary restoration in the meantime. |
Nuffield lists the general risks as bleeding, swelling and infection, and the specific risks of implant surgery as nerve damage and fusion failure, where the implant does not fuse to the jaw bone.
Can you get implants on the NHS instead?
Rarely. The NHS says implants are usually only available privately and are expensive, although it is rare, implants are sometimes available on the NHS for patients who cannot wear dentures for certain reasons, such as mouth cancer or an accident.
How to check the clinician before you book
| Check | Where | What to look for |
|---|---|---|
| Dentist or surgeon registration | GDC online register | Search the name of the person who will place the implant. |
| Specialist title | GDC specialist lists | Only dentists on a specialist list can use the title “specialist”. |
| Written plan and cost | GDC standards | A written treatment plan with a realistic indication of the cost before treatment starts. |
Ask which implant brand will be used and whether a dentist near home can maintain it. Our implant brand comparison explains why that matters.
Nuffield Health compared with UK dental groups
| Group | What its own site says | Our review |
|---|---|---|
| Nuffield Health | 35 hospitals and 110 fitness and wellbeing clubs | This page |
| mydentist | Over 500 UK dental practices | mydentist review |
| Bupa Dental Care | Bought Oasis Dental Care and its 380 practices in the UK and Ireland | Bupa review |
| PortmanDentex (Portman Dental Care) | Over 370 practices across the UK and Ireland | Portman review |
Sources: Nuffield Health, mydentist, Bupa and PortmanDentex. Nuffield’s figures count hospitals and clubs. They do not say how many sites offer dental care. For Boots, see our note on Boots and dental implants.
Frequently asked questions
Does Nuffield Health offer dental implants?
Yes, but not widely. Nuffield has a general dental implants page, and its Bristol hospital (The Chesterfield) offers implant treatment with dentist Dr Cornelius Krause. Ask your nearest Nuffield hospital whether it offers implants before booking.
How much do dental implants cost at Nuffield Health?
Nuffield does not publish an implant price on the pages we checked. Its pricing promise says prices are all-inclusive with no time limit on aftercare, and it offers 0% personal medical loans over 10, 12 or 24 months. Ask for an itemised written quote.
Is Nuffield Health a charity?
Yes. Nuffield Health says it is a registered charity and a trading charity that does not fundraise and invests its income back into its purpose. Treatment is still private and paid for.
Is the first appointment free at Nuffield Bristol?
The Bristol page offers complimentary dental reviews, a ten minute discussion with Dr Krause. A full assessment follows if you go ahead, and its cost is refunded against your treatment.
What are the risks of dental implant surgery?
Nuffield lists bleeding, swelling and infection as general risks, and nerve damage and fusion failure (the implant not fusing to the jaw bone) as specific risks of implant surgery.