Hygienist Services
Your teeth and gums are not only vital for eating but they also play a significant part in your overall health too, including your confidence and mental health.
Visiting your dental hygienist regularly can offer several benefits that will leave you feeling both healthy and happy.
Hygienists visits can
- Prevent gum and other diseases
- Improve overall health
- Help you smile confidently
- Help avoid visits to the dentist!
- Freshen breath
Hygienist visits include
- Oral hygiene techniques
- Diet advice
- Smoking cessation advice
- Removal of calculus andstains
- This prevents progression of periodontal & gumdisease
- Prevention of tooth loss
Aquacare Air Polishing
AquaCare uses a mix of air, water and powder to gently wash away staining. If you’d like to have cleaner, bright teeth and unsightly stains removed, then this power treatment could be for you. This stain removal treatment will also enhance the effectiveness of teeth whitening treatment. If you opt for a ‘AquaCare’ stain removal followed up by our teeth whitening, it will help to produce your brightest smile yet.
After your AquaCare treatment, you may feel a ‘sandy’ feeling on your teeth immediately after. Don’t worry, these are natural minerals attaching to the tooth surface. The ‘sandy’ feeling will go away leaving you with bright and smooth teeth.
It is recommended to wait at least one hour after treatment so that the minerals have formed the protective enamel-like layer. Having Sylc clean and polish your teeth is safe and there are no side effects.
Dental hygienists and therapists play a crucial role mainly focused on gum health and demonstrating a correct home care routine. Our hygienist will work with your dentist to provide care tailored to your individual needs.
By discussing your medical history and reviewing your x-rays and recommending other preventive measures, your tooth decay can also be slowed down.
Meet our Hygienists
Follow these simple steps to help keep your teeth and gums healthy
- Brush your teeth twice a day using fluoride toothpaste
- Use interdental brushes or floss as advised by your hygienist
- Cut down on how often you have sugary snacks and drinks
- Visit your dentist at least once a year to check on the health of your gums and teeth
Oral Health & Hygiene FAQs
A clean and healthy mouth will improve your appearance and confidence, help you to keep your teeth and give you fresh breath.
The hygienist’s main role is to professionally clean your teeth using a number of instruments, including scalers to remove plaque and tartar that you can not remove with a toothbrush.
One of their other hugely important roles is showing the patient the best way to keep your teeth free of plaque and finding the right type of inter dental products to suit you, including the right sizes of the inter dental brushes.
The hygienist may also show you on your x-rays, demonstrating where you need to focus on and where issues could be starting to arise.
Your dentist may suggest that you have fissure sealants, fluoride application oranti-bacterial gels. These treatments can be carried out by the hygienist/therapist.
Gum disease is a common condition where the gums become swollen, sore or infected. If you do not remove plaque from your teeth by brushing them, it builds up and irritates your gums.
If you have gum disease, your gums may bleed when you brush your teeth and you may have bad breath.
If gum disease (gingivitis) is left untreated, it can further develop into periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the periodontium.
The periodontium is the name given to the tissues, ligaments and bones that surround and support your teeth. If left untreated periodont it is can severely damage these structures eventually leading to tooth loss.
Scaling and polishing is usually pain-free however, if you do have any discomfort the hygienist can use local an aesthetic to help make things more comfortable for you. It is important that you let the hygienist know at the time so they can help with any discomfort.
Yes you do. Ultimately, you are in control of your mouth between visits to the practice. Your hygienist will show you how to remove plaque with a toothbrush and fluoride toothpaste and how to clean in between your teeth using floss or inter dental products.
Membership Plan
Our membership plan starts from £… per month and will allow you to cover the costs of all maintenance appointments by direct debit so it’s easy to manage your oral healthcare. Click here for more details.
