Dental practices to acquire in the South West
Updated 9 November 2026
Looking to acquire a dental practice in the South West? Firmbase ranks 404 dental practices using public company information to help buyers prioritise firms for research and potential outreach. The Approach Score ranks firms using public signals including director age and tenure, ownership, business scale, financial strength and recent changes. These firms are not listed for sale, and the ranking does not indicate that an owner is considering a sale.
The median firm has 8 staff and has been in business for 14 years; 69 firms are owned by groups that have acquired several firms in this sector. Looking beyond the South West? Explore the full UK list of dental practices.
404
Firms
UK 3,672
19%
Every director 55+
UK 18%
18%
Held 75%+ by one person
UK 23%
14
Median years in business
UK 13
8
Median headcount
UK 9
£250k to £500k
Median turnover band
UK £250k to £500k · includes our estimates
69 firms owned by 7 groups that have bought several firms in this sector. That is 17% of this list, against 7% across the UK. Groups that own firms on this list include Todays Dental. To have a group's name removed, email dave@firmbase.co.
Towns with the most firms
- Bristol 128 firms
- Bournemouth 29 firms
- Plymouth 17 firms
The first 25 firms, in Approach Score order
| Rank | Firm | Approach Score | The facts behind the score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brixham Dental practice Ltd Brixham, Devon | Approach Score 85/100 |
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Company no. 07041767 · Companies House |
| 2 | Greens Dental Laboratory Cheltenham, Glos | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 03698428 · Companies House |
| 3 | E.dent Barnstaple, Devon | Approach Score 83/100 |
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Company no. 07452405 · Companies House |
| 4 | Eurodental Stonehouse, Gloucestershire | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 04762423 · Companies House |
| 5 | Laura Rudge Plymouth, Devon | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 06537625 · Companies House |
| 6 | Courtenay Dental Plymouth, Devon | Approach Score 82/100 |
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Company no. 08339559 · Companies House |
| 7 | Kogel & Kogel Torquay, Devon | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 09000801 · Companies House |
| 8 | Chew Magna Dental Practice Chew Magna, Bristol | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 08002159 · Companies House |
| 9 | Persident Saltford, Bristol | Approach Score 81/100 |
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Company no. 06499054 · Companies House |
| 10 | MA Surgeries Wilton, Wiltshire | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 08352670 · Companies House |
| 11 | Noah's Ark Dental Fowey, Cornwall | Approach Score 80/100 |
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Company no. 08593107 · Companies House |
| 12 | Newman Dental Care Salisbury, Wiltshire | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 07611295 · Companies House |
| 13 | HRS Dental Stonehouse, Gloucestershire | Approach Score 79/100 |
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Company no. 07814766 · Companies House |
| 14 | ST Pauls Dental Practice Taunton, Somerset | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 06848084 · Companies House |
| 15 | Gentle Dental Cornwall A director sits on 4 or more companies | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 05967638 · Companies House |
| 16 | Wessex Dental Lab Poole, Dorset | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 07695853 · Companies House |
| 17 | Bath & Bristol Periodontal Clinic Bristol | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 10768458 · Companies House |
| 18 | Ingrid Cubbon Dental Paignton, Devon | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 08193170 · Companies House |
| 19 | Royal Terrace Dental Practice Bridport, Dorset | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 03410137 · Companies House |
| 20 | Dental World Cornwall Penryn, Cornwall | Approach Score 78/100 |
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Company no. 07186438 · Companies House |
| 21 | J & V Kotze Broadstone, Dorset | Approach Score 77/100 |
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Company no. 07571948 · Companies House |
| 22 | Vale Dental Practice Bath, Somerset | Approach Score 77/100 |
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Company no. 08272170 · Companies House |
| 23 | Confident Orthodontics Taunton | Approach Score 77/100 |
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Company no. 08294542 · Companies House |
| 24 | Millbrook Villas Dental Practice Newton Abbot, Devon | Approach Score 76/100 |
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Company no. 08385156 · Companies House |
| 25 | Wells Orthodontics Wells, Somerset | Approach Score 76/100 |
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Company no. 06998245 · Companies House |
379 more firms are in the list, in Approach Score order.
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One row per firm, in Approach Score order, as Excel + CSV.
It holds the facts behind each score, points for each part of the score, financials with dates, publicly available contact details, where identified, director names and named shareholders.
Some people with significant control appear as Other individual, with no further detail. Director email lookups are not included.
How this list is filtered
- 5 or more staff, from filed headcount or our estimate where none is filed.
- Registered office in the South West.
How this list is built
The Approach Score ranks firms mainly on public Companies House information about owner tenure and age, ownership, size, financial strength and recent register changes.
Firms with higher scores appear first in each list.
Use the ranking to order research, then check each business directly.
What it does not mean
No firm here is for sale, and the score says nothing about any owner's plans.
At least 95% of the firms where we hold directors had them checked in or after November 2026.
What we do not cover
Regulatory information is not included in this list. Buyers should check the relevant register as part of their due diligence. Check dental professionals on the General Dental Council's registers. Provider oversight is separate: consult CQC's dental service search in England; Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own arrangements.
Why age bands but no people's names
Age bands come from the month and year of birth on Companies House. This page shows no exact ages and no people's names. Both come with the purchased list. The band edges from 45 to 65 are the ages where the score changes. A row shows no age bands when a director's surname is in the firm's name, its group's name or its website. Those directors' ages still count towards the score.
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