Dental hygiene

Our hygienist team at Envisage Dental have extensive experience in maintaining the oral health of patients throughout Portsmouth and Farlington 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 Envisage Dental patients have regular hygiene treatments at least once to twice a year alongside your routine dental health reviews.

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5.0

30th July 2026

Every visit is a pleasure, the reception staff, the dentist and their assistant, and also the hygienist, all are helpful and friendly, it's a pleasure visiting

30th July 2026

Friendly staff

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Linda Read

Absolutely professional and lovely people.

25th July 2026

On arrival receptionists are always so cheerful and helpful.Rodica my dentist is absolutely amazing and the dental nurses as well.Always a great experience and a pleasure to go there (from a nervous patient)

24th July 2026

As I am disabled the whole team really make sure my appointment is as easy as possible. I often received help opening the front door, and am met by the receptionist, sometimes while I am walking up the path. All appointments have been scheduled to the downstairs surgery including Hygienist ones. I am always met with friendliness and courtesy by everyone. Any procedures are expertly carried out, and I feel safe and listened to.

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Susan Barrett

Great service from all the staff as usual.as I have used this practice for about 35 years i am more than pleased

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Caitlin Quigg

I was over visiting my boyfriend and had a tooth pulled a week prior. I was still in a lot of pain and wanted to get it checked out so I rang for an emergency appt. I got in the same day and saw Dr Bailey. She was amazing and fixed me right up. The following day I went back to double check the clot was still in place and she was so reassuring. Cannot recommend them enough everyone in the practice is so lovely.

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Lauren's channel lol

Excellent service as ever

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Debbie Hick

Very through dental examination and hygienst session. The Hygienst was excellent, and gave relevent advice. Thankyou

19th July 2026

Exemplary in all respects

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Nigel Smith

Great service today

15th July 2026

Very friendly. Always fit me in when necessary. Dentist and assistant highly competent.

14th July 2026

Always a pleasant experience from the moment I walk in the door, with the friendliness of the reception staff to the professionalism of the hygienist, dentist and dental nurse.

14th July 2026

They always take great care of me when I come for my appointments. The reception team are superb and make me feel extremely welcome and valued and that extends to dentist and her assistant there just brilliant. I would recommend them to anyone...

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John Reid-Robertson

all the staff so relaxed, friendly and very professional

11th July 2026

Friendly staff, Dentist Dental Assistant and receptionist. They all made me feel at ease and were happy to help.

11th July 2026

Everyone was so understanding of my fears, cannot fault the way I was treated, much as I hate going to the dentist and I know I have to have an extraction, I am less worried than before because I felt understood and respected. Brilliant team of people, thank you

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Rachel Tregenna

Very good. I asked about whitening possibilities and then dentist went over every option with me, going from the lowest level and the least invasive to the highest. She asked the hygienist to give my teeth a thorough clean and we would go from there. There was no pressure to have any expensive treatment at all. The hygienist was the same, just gave me the options and some advice and left it up to me.

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Karen Rutledge

Absolutely brilliant, am terrified of dentistry, they were so patient, thank you

10th July 2026

The whole team are great, especially the ladies on reception! Always friendly and so caring. They make sure you have appointments scheduled and are just really on it. The whole team is fab though.

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