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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Dental hygiene

Our hygienist team at Titchfield Dental Health have extensive experience in maintaining the oral health of patients throughout Southampton, Fareham and Park Gate and beyond. This can range from simple scaling and polish, to routine maintenance or more complex gum treatments.

We can help you design a bespoke oral hygiene plan to prevent recurring problems like staining, bad breath, gum disease, plaque build-up and more.

For patients undergoing dental implant treatment, our hygienists also help maintain your dental health from the beginning of implant treatment to the fitting of the final crowns and bridges.

Benefits of our hygienist care include:

  • Professional clean and tartar removal
    Plaque is a sticky bacterial coating that consistently forms on your teeth. If it is not brushed away properly, including difficult to reach areas like between the teeth, the plaque hardens to form tartar/calculus which cannot be removed so easily at home. Persistent plaque and calculus can lead to periodontal disease, causing bleeding gums, tooth mobility and eventually tooth loss.

    Your dental hygienist will perform an intensive clean on all accessible surfaces of the teeth to ensure any plaque and tartar build up is fully removed. If you have a lot of tooth decay, your hygienist may apply a fluoride gel to help protect the teeth from further attack.
  • Stain removal
    Drinking tea, coffee, red wine or fizzy drinks will gradually stain your teeth over time. Your hygienist will be able to clean these stains away using natural products like baking soda for a whiter smile. Our hygienists also use the innovative AirFlow system which uses air, sodium bicarbonate and water together to clean stains from your teeth.
  • Fresh breath
    A clean mouth means fresher breath!
  • Prevention of gum disease
    Early signs of gum disease include bleeding gums when brushing. Your hygienist will test for this and if they spot symptoms. With regular appointments, they will be able to help deal with this before the disease has the chance to progress. They may use anti bacteria gel and solutions to apply under the gum line to kill any bacteria causing gum disease. It is important to pay attention to these symptoms as if left untreated, gum disease can lead to the movement or even the loss of teeth.
  • Oral hygiene plan
    We will work with your individual needs to create a tailor made plan for optimum maintenance of your oral hygiene. This includes recommending the right products, different types of brushes and showing you the most effective ways to use them.
  • Dietary advice and smoking cessation
    The food we eat can affect our teeth, this could be through staining or acid erosion. If your diet has had a detrimental effect on your teeth, our hygienists can advise on changing your eating habits to prevent further harm. Smoking is also a big factor in causing periodontal disease, bone loss, oral cancer, reducing healing after dental work and staining of teeth. Your dental hygienist can also offer smoking cessation advise if required.

We recommend all Titchfield Dental Health patients have regular hygiene treatments at least once to twice a year alongside your routine dental health reviews.

Patient Reviews

People are talking about us

The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Titchfield Dental Health. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

829 Reviews

5.0

9th September 2025

Always friendly and helpful. They explain things in layman's terms so I easily understand what is happening. They also fully explain the cost and send me an email to confirm what we have agreed.

5th September 2025

Ruth always listens and understands any concerns I might have. Always very gentle and caring.

3rd September 2025

The dentists always take their time to examine and explain everything to you. The reception team are very welcoming and helpful.

29th August 2025

The whole team, from the reception staff to the dental nurse, dentist and hygienist where friendly and welcoming. Each one in turn explained in detail what procedures they were going to be doing using language which I could understand and relate to. As soon as you walk into the practice there is a very calm atmosphere and it is carried throughout by all the staff that I have had the pleasure of meeting.

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AlanHandley Alan

My experience so far with attending Titchfield Dental Health is one of complete satisfaction. All of the staff are friendly, nice and caring and highly professional, in my experience. Also, there is never any pressure felt to take any particular treatment, as they seem to care most about you receiving the right treatment where needed and only if recommending a treatment is necessary for your wellbeing or in the case of cosmetic reasons there is also never any pressure, just advice and options. My thanks to Rick Norton today for sorting an ongoing traumatised tooth of mine. I wasn't expecting it to be that easy but I am now pain free. Thank you Rick.

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Amanda Wright

A brilliant dentists, from the friendly reception staff who make you feel like an old friend, to the fantastic dental nurses and finally the super dentists. Have had 3 dental implants and they all went really well, no issues at all, in fact was traipsing round London two days after the last one with no bother at all. Great place and have been a patient there for more years than I now care to remember…

26th August 2025

Professional, pleasant and I feel quite happy there.

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Lorraine Oade

This is by far the best dental practice I have been to. As someone who has always had a fear of the dentist, I am always made to feel welcome and safe. Anya takes extra care to make me feel comfortable and relaxed. I have recently had braces and the results are amazing, I am super happy with everything. Anya and Jenny have made the whole experience a positive one for me. And Ruth has taken extra care and time to make me feel more comfortable when I’m in my hygienist appointment. Thank you so much to the whole team for continuing to make my visits to the practice positive ones

21st August 2025

Ruth is so lovely. She always makes me feel comfortable. She's super friendly and chatty and I always come away from my appointment with her satisfied

21st August 2025

Staff very polite and understanding.,service was excellent

20th August 2025

First time meeting Anya. Really very professional - explained everything clearly and made sure I knew what was happening all the way through the procedure, with clear commentary. Also really very sympathetic to the fact that I am a nervous patient and went to great efforts to keep me informed and calm.A great effort also made to make sure that I got a good outcome, with so much care place on checking and testing to see if all was ok - really very patient and helpful. Very satisfied with the results as well.

16th August 2025

Very understanding of nervous patients. Very kind and always gave explanations. Able to have a break in treatment if needed.

15th August 2025

Professional , courteous, made me feel valued and less anxious.

15th August 2025

Always listened to and reassured with any treatment that is needed. Very understanding with nervous patients

14th August 2025

Welcomg warm friendly, took time to explain what treatment I needed and why. They also gave guidance of what to do to prevent problems in the future. Very helpful. I have only joined this practice this year and have already recommended to other friends and family.

14th August 2025

I am a nervous patient and the team are absolutely amazing and put me at ease,I would never go anywhere else

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Anya Sieinska

I just had my routine hygiene appt with Ruth and I am over the moon. I am a wuss when it comes to dentists and hygienists as my teeth are very sensitive and I have a low pain threshold. Ruth is using this new machine at the practice, which is called Air Flow and it allows for a completely pain and sensitivity free treatment. I also ask for Oraquix; it's a numbing gel which is placed on the surface of my teeth and gums and makes this experience the best I ever had. Thank you Ruth

12th August 2025

Lovely practice and the team are exceptionally knowledgeable.Reception greet you in a very friendly and professional manner and the nurses and Anya were very skilled and professional.

11th August 2025

Rick and Ruth are amazing. I have finally found a great team. Reception team are also very lovely and welcoming

9th August 2025

Made to feel at ease from arriving and having the treatment finished.

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