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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

779 Reviews

5.0

4th June 2025

Kindness, courtesy, explanation were all excellent

2nd June 2025

Everything

31st May 2025

Always great service from all the team

30th May 2025

I am an extremely nervous patience who suffers massively with anxiety about dentists. Ruth is amazing. I am so grateful that I found her and hope she's never going to leave!!

28th May 2025

The reception are always friendly and welcoming into what can be an uncomfortable experience being a dentist. The hygienist, Ruth is calm, gentle, welcoming and friendly, and is the best I've ever visited.

24th May 2025

Excellent service and thoughtful staff.

24th May 2025

A highly professional operation that listens to your needs and provides a well detailed response. They don't rush things, are experts in their field, and listen to your concerns and explain stuff thoroughly.

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Caroline Evans

As a very nervous person of dentists and one who had not been for a very long time I was made to feel very calm and was talked through everything carefully. Thank you.

22nd May 2025

Professional team

20th May 2025

Linda the Hygenist is brilliant I am very nervous patient but Linda always takes her time to explain what’s happening and checks that ok all the time.

20th May 2025

Relaxed and comfortable surroundings. Procedure explained and updated as appt proceeded. Advice given on how to maintain hygiene in between appts.

19th May 2025

It’s the first dentist I don’t get stressed before attending appointment, used to get really nervous before .

14th May 2025

Always friendly, very welcoming, makes you feel at ease

14th May 2025

Helpful, friendly and professional staff.

9th May 2025

The hygienist personally came to collect us. Linda was welcoming, friendly, interested and knowledgeable. She confirmed my comfort level frequently. She kept me informed at every stage. You should be proud to have her represent your practice.

7th May 2025

Very friendly and welcoming staff who know you personally

2nd May 2025

I attended with my 2&4 year old, the staff are so good at engaging with the children whilst also attending to my care. The children always feel comfortable coming to the dentist (2 year old isn’t always so sure!) but the staff go above and beyond to ensure they feel comfortable and make it not a scary place.

1st May 2025

Excellent service from the hygienist. There wasn’t a dental nurse present hence the score

1st May 2025

Everyone is efficient friendly & capable. My only issue is that, bearing in mind I complete 1 of these surveys each time I attend the dentist could we as patients have fewer surveys to do - if I was unhappy with the service I would complain!

26th April 2025

Greeted by the reception staffI felt very comfortable with the treatment & the hygienist.

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