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title: "Orthodontists in Mill Dam, South Tyneside | Compare NHS & Private"
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# Orthodontists in Mill Dam

Orthodontic practices in Mill Dam, South Tyneside.

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## Mill Dam at a Glance

| Nation | England |
| --- | --- |
| Council area | South Tyneside |
| NHS dental services | NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board |
| NHS orthodontic charges | Free for eligible under-18s; adults pay Band 3 (£332.10) |
| Area type (ONS) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city |
| Deprivation | More deprived than most of England |
| Residents under 16 | 20.2% (Census 2021) |
| Neighbourhood residents | 1,851 in the surrounding census area (Census 2021) |
| Aged 10 to 15 locally | 5.5% of residents in that area, the main age band for NHS orthodontic treatment |
| Adults locally | 9.5% aged 16 to 24 and 41.1% aged 25 to 49 |
| Households without a car | 51.1% in that area, which makes the distance to a practice matter more |
| Residents per square kilometre | 5,445 in that area (Census 2021) |
| Daily activities limited by health | 26.8% of residents in that area, relevant to practice accessibility |
| Practices within 5 miles | 16 practices, more than 87% of towns in England |
| Access within South Tyneside | 8th closest to an orthodontic practice of 29 places in the county (the county median is 1.2 miles) |
| Nearest practice compared | 0.6 miles away, closer than 90% of towns in England |
| Aged 10 to 15 vs county | 5.5% here, against 6.8% across neighbourhoods in South Tyneside |
| Nearest university dental hospital | Newcastle Dental Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne — 7 miles |
| Nearest secondary schools | Mortimer Community College — 0.8 miles St Wilfrid's RC College — 1.0 miles Harton Academy — 1.6 miles |
| Secondary schools within 3 miles | 12 schools, about 11,644 pupils (DfE) |
| Schools in council area | 62 schools, 22,753 pupils (DfE) |
| 5-year-olds with visible decay | 22.3% across the local ICB (OHID) |

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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