Dental Hygienist

Dental hygiene is essential for maintaining healthy teeth and gums, preventing dental problems, and supporting your overall well-being. Regular hygiene appointments remove plaque, tartar, and harmful bacteria that brushing alone cannot reach. This helps prevent tooth decay, gum disease, bad breath, and even reduces the risk of wider health issues such as heart disease and diabetes.

Routine hygiene care keeps your smile brighter, fresher, and healthier — and can also save you money by avoiding more complex dental treatments in the future.

A dental hygienist focuses on preventive oral care, helping you maintain healthy teeth and gums. During your appointment, the hygienist will:

• remove plaque and tartar buildup through professional scaling;
• perform a polish to eliminate surface stains;
• use advanced techniques such as Airflow Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) for a deep clean;
• assess your gum health;
• provide personalised advice on brushing, flossing and diet;
• refer you to a dentist or periodontist if further treatment is needed.

A standard dental hygiene appointment typically lasts 30–45 minutes, depending on your oral health needs and the type of cleaning required.

Our dental hygiene fees are:

• £95 – Hygiene appointment including scaling + cosmetic polish in Greenwich.
• £99 – Hygiene appointment including scaling + cosmetic polish in Battersea.

These sessions include professional cleaning, gum assessment, stain removal, and personalised oral-health advice.

If a more advanced cleaning or Airflow GBT is required, your hygienist will discuss this with you before treatment.

You can book a dental hygiene appointment at The Cosmetic Dental Gallery in Greenwich and Battersea. Our dental hygienists help remove plaque, tartar and staining, support gum health, and give personalised advice to keep your teeth and smile healthy.

Most patients benefit from seeing a dental hygienist every six months.

However, depending on your gum health, lifestyle, and risk of decay, your hygienist may recommend visits every 3–4 months — especially if you:

• have gum disease or a history of it;
• smoke;
• wear braces or Invisalign;
• are prone to plaque buildup or staining;
• have dental implants.

Regular hygiene visits help maintain healthy gums, prevent dental issues, and keep your smile fresh and clean all year round.

Not at all. Using a toothbrush and toothpaste will help you manually eliminate bacteria and plaque from your teeth to lower your risk of gum disease and dental decay. This is not what a mouthwash does!

If used following a meal, a fluoride-containing mouthwash can help you since it provides a splash of fluoride and neutralizes the acids generated from food and bacteria. After brushing your teeth, you are not supposed to rinse your mouth with water or mouthwash since you are simply rinsing off the high fluoride level in toothpaste, which has a topical advantage.

Yes! An appropriate level of fluoride is important and will increase your resistance to dental decay.

Heavily coloured foods and drinks, like tea, coffee, red wine, curry, turmeric etc. Smoking is a big no no!