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Looking for a caring and professional dental practice? We’re excited to welcome new patients to our clinic! Whether you’re due for a check-up, need treatment, or are looking to enhance your smile, our friendly team is here to help.
Contact us today to book your first appointment—we look forward to meeting you!

Dental hygiene

Our hygienist team at Newcastle Dental Practice have extensive experience in maintaining the oral health of patients throughout Hanley, Tunstall, Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke-on-Trent 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 Newcastle Dental Practice patients have regular hygiene treatments at least once to twice a year alongside your routine dental health reviews.

Meet the team

Simon Taylor

Dental Therapist

GDC NO. 252418

Jenna Foster

Dental Hygienist

GDC NO. 240989

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The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Newcastle Dental Practice. In fact, we have built much of our practice on these valued, trusted recommendations over the years. Read our reviews to hear why our patients are recommending us…

Patient reviews

742 Reviews

5.0

27th July 2025

Lovely staff who make you feel at ease and treat you with respect and kindness.

25th July 2025

Staff are great. Dentists and hygienists are caring and are top quality

25th July 2025

Emily and her nurse are very courteous caring and professional

24th July 2025

Lovely place with extremely friendly and helpful staff

24th July 2025

Lovely friendly staff

23rd July 2025

I am a very nervous and frightened patient. The procedure I had today was long an unpleasant for me. However the support I received from Marcus, Molly and also the receptionist was fabulous. It could have turned out to be a lot more traumatic for me if it wasn't for the compassionate and skilled team. Thank you for doing everything you could to put me at ease! I would very much recommend this practise for anyone who is nervous or fearful.

20th July 2025

The clarity of information given, quality of service and friendliness of staff.

20th July 2025

Everyone is polite and helpful. You are put at ease as soon as you enter.

19th July 2025

Efficient, competent and courteous

18th July 2025

The friendliness of the staff

16th July 2025

My appointment was for a check up and cleaning. The dentist advised me that there was a new and less invasive procedure for teeth cleaning which I would find to be much easier to deal with.It took far less time and was far more comfortable than previously. The dentist talked to me all the time and it gave me lots of encouragement and I felt far happier than on past visits for hygiene treatment.I am very happy with my dentist and would definitely recommend him to friends.

10th July 2025

Calming influence of all staff as im a nervous patient

10th July 2025

Being allocated appropriate time for the hygienist to do her work to the highest standard. Dealing with an educated person that properly explains the procedures and my progress towards healthy teeth and gums.

9th July 2025

Reception team are friendly and called the day before to confirm my appointment and discuss treatment options. Claire, who did my appointment, is approachable and explains what my treatment will be. As someone who is a nervous patient, she puts me at ease

9th July 2025

Very friendly, helpful staff. The dentist listened to me & made me feel very at ease. All my questions were answered fully. Cannot rate highly enough. Thank you.

5th July 2025

My experience was really great as I have a fear of the dentist and have health issues so it’s difficult for me but everyone was great as they helped me be calm and get through the appointment.So overall a great experience!

4th July 2025

Friendly

2nd July 2025

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2nd July 2025

Excellent dentist Chris and Hygienist Simon

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Susan Wain

I had a bad experience at another dental practice so didn’t go to see a hygienist for a couple of years .Jen and Casey were amazing ,they understood and I had a pain free experienc and they took their time with me .I came out feeling a different person .I thank them so much .

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