How much do you pay for a hygienist scale and polish?

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Mine want £77 for a 40 minute appointment. It's cheaper to get the dentist to do it as a level 2 treatment. I was expecting it to be around £45 but almost £80 is ridiculous.

Two hygienist appointments per year are included in the dental plan. They’re not very long and they certainly aren’t as thorough as I would hope.

I have DenPlan so mine are included in that. I get two per year as well as two regular appointments.

Surely NHS dental services have fixed prices?

Surely NHS dental services have fixed prices?

Yes, but my old dentist would sneak in a small filling for the band one price. My current one doesn't.

Band one doesn't cover fillings, so I'm not sure why your old NHS dentist did that.

£50 for 30 minutes. West Scotland

Our dentists don't have hygenists - they do it themselves. I had mine done today at it cost £65.

£73, but my god they're thorough and worth every penny!

Band one doesn't cover fillings, so I'm not sure why your old NHS dentist did that.

He was bending the rules.....

£66

It sounds normal price, OP. Hygienist is private, not covered by NHS.

Mine used to as well.

£180 for an hour, £100 for half an hour. In many cases keeping your gums healthy is harder than looking after your teeth.

A scale and polish is part of the check up but my dentist won't do it. 😬

I pay £60 for half an hour, outer London but she does a very thorough job. I try to go twice a year.

Just paid £43 for the dentist to do it as the hygienist was fully booked for ages. But was in and out in 10 mins so don't think they can have been very thorough looking at the times given here

Mine was £60 then it suddenly went up to £78! 30 mins. Its a new hygienist too and she was so rough. Felt sick afterwards.

My dentist does mine after a check up. £80 for check up, scale and polish.

So glad to hear these prices as thought was ripped off £78! I went home and reviewed my own prices being self employed and put them up after this!

Does anyone know if you can book it like you'd book a nail appointment? Like in isolation? I've got nhs dentist but they don't clean at my place.

I pay £139 for an hour but it’s well worth it. I have advanced gum disease and it’s finally getting under control. I see the hygienist every 3 months and she’s lovely. I have dental phobia so she numbs my mouth and goes slow to make sure I’m comfortable.

£60 30 mins

Mine is £95. She told me to see her every 6 months! I can’t afford that.

I'm going next Wednesday for a check up and I need a broken tooth fixed. First visit since covid that's me just managed to get an appointment. I'm not looking forward to this bill! I'm central Scotland x

£75 but totally worth it. I have very bad teeth/gums. I use interdental sticks daily, brush teeth twice a day but still have tartar/plaque build up unfortunately. I have to go every 3/4months to stay on top of it

I'm on a plan and pay about £250 a year for 4 20 min hygienist appointments and 2 checkups, each hygienist appointment is one side of mouth as I have numbing injections, people that only need 6 monthly hygienist appointments without numbing are on a less expensive plan.