The aim of a visit to the hygienist at Latchford and Latchford is to help you achieve a healthy mouth and the knowledge to maintain this health for the rest of your life. Appointment times may vary so that we have time to discuss your personal needs.

A full assessment of your mouth may be carried out at the beginning. This involves taking a number of measurements of your gum to give us a full picture of where we need to work. We will assess how well you currently clean your mouth and assess the level of bleeding. It is a good idea to bring your own toothbrush to this first appointment.

A programme of care will be agreed which may involve a number of appointments. Your teeth will be thoroughly cleaned (scaled) to remove hard deposits and stain. Your tooth brushing will be assessed so that together we can find the most effective way for you to achieve and maintain health. Some of these scaling appointments may be done with a local anaesthetic (a small injection to numb the teeth and gum). We can then offer a maintenance programme tailor made for you.

We also provide prevention advice for children to include tooth brush instruction, diet advice and provision of fluoride as advised by the dentist. We are happy to discuss any aspect of your whole dental treatment and liaise closely with your dentist.