Tigga Smile - Bedford Dental Centre
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Accepting NHS
NHS availability signal for children and charge-exempt adults, updated 11 Oct 2026.
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NHS patient acceptance
- No - adults (18+)
- Yes - children (17 or under)
- Yes - free dental care adults
- Yes - urgent care
NHS profile last confirmed: 28 September 2026
Checked 11 October 2026 · View NHS source
NHS activity (Jan 2026)
Latest reported delivery against the UDA target.
UDA delivery
3.8%
Well below the contract target in the latest NHSBSA activity record.
NHSBSA Open Data - contract 3578200001 via Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes ICB
This is not a clinical quality rating or a final year-end result. NHSBSA year-end reconciliation uses 96%, 100%, and 102% delivery bands for UDA/UOA activity. How UDA targets work
CQC inspection evidence
CQC does not give overall ratings to primary dental providers. We show the latest published inspection evidence and the five CQC questions where available.
Published: 12 March 2018