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title: "Orthodontists in Hamlet of Shellness | Compare Practices"
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# Orthodontists in Hamlet of Shellness

Orthodontic practices in Hamlet of Shellness, Kent.

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## Hamlet of Shellness at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | Swale |
| NHS dental services | NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board |
| NHS orthodontic charges | Free for eligible under-18s; adults pay Band 3 (£332.10) |
| Area type (ONS) | Larger rural: Further from a major town or city |
| Deprivation | More deprived than most of England |
| Residents under 16 | 14% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 2,014 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 5.9% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 7.6% aged 16 to 24 and 20.2% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 18.4% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 97 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 30.1% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 3 practices, more than 52% of towns in England |
| Access within Kent | 463rd closest to an orthodontic practice of 959 places in the county (the county median is 3.4 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 3.3 miles away, closer than 54% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 5.9% here, against 7.3% across neighbourhoods in Kent |
| Nearest secondary schools | The Whitstable School — 4.0 miles Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School — 4.3 miles The Abbey School — 5.2 miles |

Sources: ONS geography via postcodes.io, Census 2021, DfE school statistics, OHID Fingertips and UK NHS dental charge schedules.

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Updated 2026-09-15

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