How long should a hygienist appointment last?

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Any hygienists out there or anyone?

I have one booked next week. Email from dentist said it would be half an hour

I was expecting 20/30 minutes.

My son has just had his and it was 7 minutes and charged £60.

I’m not happy.

She didn’t like it when I complained as I went in after him.

Mines an hour

7 minutes is poor. Should be 20-30.

20-30 minutes. How old is your son?

Just 18 and is mortified that I complained in a very polite way

It takes longer than 7 mins to properly clean and polish teeth.

Did he pay?

7 minutes?!? Usually 30 round here.
Was he late? I only ask as the hygienist at our dentist will not run over if you are late, so if you got there 20 minutes late you would just get ten minutes

Mine is 20-30 minutes. 7 minutes cant be a proper clean surely!

My hygienist often has me in and out in less than 10 minutes. Cost seventy pounds

Mine is 45 minutes and £95. They specifically say £95 for 45 mins

No not late, in fact we were 15 minutes early and he had to wait an extra 10 minutes. We had a double appointment. I have paid but will be speaking with management tomorrow but just wanted to check if I was being unreasonable.

Doesn't it depend on how much he needs doing?

My hygienists always say there's nothing to do in mine apart from a little bit between my front teeth. I'm not in there long. I always floss 😁.

It depends how much there is to do? If his teeth are clean, minimal calculus, his gums in good health then there's no point cleaning over and over. At 18 he's unlikely to have any pockets

It's a pointless question because no one has seen your DSs teeth so no one but the hygienist can say how long it should take

An hour

I can't afford the hygenist since they went private at my dentist but it used to be about 15 mins, I don't see how they could have made it any longer.

Believe me his dental hygiene is not great and eats/drinks sugary things which is why I booked the appointment.

I was there today, and had a 20 minute appointment, which cost £75. At least half of it was spent discussing the cost of the rest of the treatment I need and the dentist said she would finish the cleaning at the next appointment. I'd say the cleaning took about 7 minutes. I'm not happy either, and am not planning to go back to that surgery (for that and other reasons).

Probably should have said, my hour long hygiene stuff appointment is indeed private. It costs £115 (that includes some kind of sand blasting thingy)

Definitely complain. Hygiene appointments are timed. £60 should be for at least 20min. 7mins is ridiculous, they were probably running late and needed to catch up.

Sugary things doesn't mean hygenist can do anything though.

Hygienists remove calculus mostly and treat gum disease. He won't have anything other than inflammation at 18, and there may just not be many calculus deposits. Most 18yr olds don't need very long

I’d say an 18 year old would be very unlikely to need a hygienist appointment (well they might have a bit of calculus that could be cleaned off) but the hygienist appointments would be 30 minutes regardless of how long it takes to clean the teeth. Trust me you can get well and throughly round a cleanish mouth in a 17 year old in 5 minutes.

You aren’t paying by the hour but for a slot and that’s not adjusted for people who need less time clinically, the hygienist can’t continue to clean your sons teeth once they are cleaned, (well they could but they would be pretending)

Our hygienist appointments are about 25 minutes. This includes an oral hygiene chat/demo. Diet and smoking cessation advice is also include. Some appointments take longer because people have more staining/buildup than others. Sometime we need to give Locsl
Anaesthetic. Sometimes we use an air polisher, sometimes we do pocket charts.

It's not as straightforward as each individual is differebt so needs must be tailored, but I'd say 7 minutes a bit off... ( unless it's NHS, where this could be justified)

20 mins mine lasts and I honestly would not want any longer. I find out feeling like I have done 10 rounds in a washing machine. And the amount of blood!

So yes, I am happy to be let go!

Mines was hour at a cost of £99. £60 for 7 minutes is very expensive? My next appointment will be £49 for half an hour

My appointment times dropped from 40 minutes to around 20 minutes after I got adult braces (and got them off). It's just so much easier to keep them clean so if he has had braces maybe his teeth stay relatively clean.