What is hygiene therapy?
Hygiene therapy is a professional clean with a dental hygienist. However well you brush, plaque builds up in places you miss, especially around the back teeth. Left alone, it can lead to bad breath, gum disease and tooth loss.
Your hygienist removes plaque and tartar and polishes your teeth. Then they show you how to clean well at home, because every mouth is different. A scale and polish at our Lewisham practice costs £90 and takes 30 minutes.
Why see a hygienist?
- It removes plaque and tartar that brushing and flossing miss.
- It helps prevent gum disease, a common cause of tooth loss.
- It can help with bad breath caused by plaque.
- Airflow polishing lifts stains from tea, coffee, red wine and smoking.
- You get brushing and flossing advice for your own mouth.
If your gums bleed or feel sore, you may need gum disease treatment as well.
Hygiene appointments at SmileUp
What happens at your appointment
Checking your gums
Your hygienist looks at your teeth and gums and notes any areas that need attention, such as bleeding or swelling.
Scaling
Plaque and hardened tartar are removed from your teeth, including along the gum line where your brush can’t reach.
Polishing
Your teeth are polished. If you choose Airflow, it’s a quicker, comfortable way to lift stains and plaque.
Advice for home
Your hygienist shows you the areas you’re missing and suggests the right brushes or floss for your teeth. Small changes to your routine can help keep gum disease away between visits.
Hygiene at SmileUp
- Appointments with Stuart Gray, our dental hygienist and therapist
- Airflow polishing (Guided Biofilm Therapy) available
- Direct access: see the hygienist without a dentist check-up first
- Open six days · Mon, Tue until 7:30pm
How much does it cost?
Your dentist confirms the exact cost in a written plan before any treatment starts.
| Scale & polish with the hygienist | £90 |
Representative example: cash price £1,595, amount of credit £1,595, first payment of £33.36 taken upfront then 59 monthly payments of £33.21, total cost of credit £397.75, total amount payable £1,992.75 over 60 months, rate of interest 9.9% p.a. fixed. Representative 9.9% APR. SmileUp Limited is a credit broker, not a lender (FRN 727371). Finance provided by Tabeo Finance Limited (FRN 777539). Credit subject to status, UK residents 18+.
