£60 for hygienist

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Seriously!!!!!

Was £40 before lockdown
Apparently this is due to PPE and having to have time to clean between appointments

AIBU to think that £60 to get my families teeth cleaned is ridiculous

For one person £60 is average, for more than one that’s cheap. Certainly cheaper than fixing issues.

My dentist put up a post recently saying unfortunately they wouldn't be taking hygienist appointments any time soon.

My private dentist is charging £20 for PPE for aerosol generating procedures. I’m just happy to get my filing sorted. It’s not great but I get why, proper PPE is expensive.

It must be to do with the equipment?

I grudge paying £20 for it - wow.

Mine cost £89 in a predominately NHS dentist. I suppose it is an incentive to floss!

Agree it seems unusually cheap!

£60 is a bargain. Mine is now £130. Pre lockdown it was £50.

Here mine varies depending on how bad my teeth are!

I wouldn't concider going to the dentist except for an emergency at the moment, surely you can all clean your own teeth for the time being and not risk the health of the hygienist?

Hygenists have bills and need to eat and if they are working why not go ? Most are self employed too so they need to work.

Think you’re going to have to tell us all where this cheap hygienist is 😂

£40 for how many people in your family and how long did it take? I’m surprised they can charge so little.

@justanotherneighinparadise

My dentist wanted £140 odd from memory because of PPE. Previously it was £70. I found someone nearby who was charging £75 for Air Flow and I was delighted with it.

My dentist told me that if they use anything that produces aerosol from the patients mouth, then the entire room has to be deep cleaned afterwards. The cleaners have to wait two hours before they can enter the room to start cleaning (to reduce inhalation risks). This severely reduces the number of patients who can be treated per day, Plus, the cost of fresh PPE to be worn when treating each patient.

@Dowermouse

I wouldn't concider going to the dentist except for an emergency at the moment, surely you can all clean your own teeth for the time being and not risk the health of the hygienist?

Surely if the hygienist is working and accepting appointments then they actually want people to come and spend money?

YABU. £60pp is a reasonable amount.

I paid £12 for a manual scale and polish from my dentist two weeks ago and £50 for a private filling with aerosol procedures. Think it was £5 more for PPE than pre-covid.

If the nhs would have done it it would have been £11 and £30 I think.

It just depends who you are with I think, he does a mix of nhs and private work. Cheaper than someone doing only private work. Shop around.

My dentist has gone up by about £20, so it seems par for the course.
I assume it's for additional PPE plus they see fewer patients due to having to clean more thoroughly between appointments.

Had mine done this morning, had to do a manual scale, otherwise its classed as AGP and they have to don full PPE, so took a lot longer.
£62.
There are no NHS practices taking patients, hasn't been for years, my DD, now at Uni, has never had an NHS dentist, despite it being her right to have one, we ve always had to pay or use the Dental School (if you can get in)

Dental and eye care are a disgrace in England.

@Dowermouse A hygienist or dentist works in healthcare, they are exposed to lots of germs and infections all year around and they’ll be used to protecting themselves. They now have PPE like us hospital staff.

If a dentist or hygienist is willing to work (covid safe as possible) I’m happy to be a paying customer. Despite using all the tools at my disposal at home, I need regular cleaning to keep my gums healthy as they are prone to becoming inflamed if not kept up with. I’m not prepared to lose my teeth, covid isn’t going anywhere just yet. So we need to work around it. People need dental treatment regularly.

Oh my, I stand corrected!
Some of these prices are crazy

And obviously I meant £60 per person not for a whole family

Anyway I booked for me & ds1
£120

I'm in Edinburgh (where you do pay over the odds for most things, to be fair). £80 for my teeth alone. 60 quid for a family is a bargain!

And my NHS dentist has just gone private, due to Covid!

Sounds cheap to me as well, I paid around £80 per person last time

An appointment with my dental hygienist was £52, it's now £57.