How to find a dentist

Hello! I have a tooth that is bothering me but I am not sure it is anything major. I would like to get to a private dentist as I am very wary of the NHS stuff. How do I find a dentist in my area that is private. I live in Uxbridge so if anybody else lives around here and has a dentist please let me know. I would like to get my teeth cleaned as well but after reading some of the posts that sounds like it is not the same as in the US. I really hate dentists but I dont think I will be able to avoid going to one.

Brenda

It may sound obvious but I would look in the Yellow Pages or on yell.com

As you live in England www.nhs.uk has a search tool at the top that will locate dentists based on a postcode search.

I know want to avoid the NHS but there is really no such thing as a "private dentist" or an "NHS dentist."  Dentists work for themselves or the practice; a lot of them contract with the NHS to see a certain number of patients at NHS rates (similar to HMO bulk contracts in the US) along side their private paying patients, some only see patients privately.  If you really want a dentist that does no NHS work at all - then you could use this site to cross reference with the Yellow Pages

I just asked around my office for a recommendation and went to the one people spoke most highly about.

just call the dentist nearest you.  Chances are, he or she will do private work. 

Thanks for all the info. I did find one that my coworker let me know about and they turned out to be a nice office. They are private pay and dont take NHS but at least I have somebody to go to now.