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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 Rowcroft Dental Centre have extensive experience in maintaining the oral health of patients throughout Stroud, Nailsworth, Stonehouse, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Gloucestershire 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 Rowcroft Dental Centre patients have regular hygiene treatments at least once to twice a year alongside your routine dental health reviews.

Meet the team

Lisa Rodway

Dental Hygienist

GDC NO. 6481

Rebecca Lonergan

Dental Therapist

GDC NO. 177190

Natalie Francis

Dental Therapist

GDC NO. 258407

Elizabeth Boakes

Diploma in Dental Hygiene

GDC NO. 6131

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The biggest complement we receive is when our patients refer their friends and family to Rowcroft Dental Centre. 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

446 Reviews

5.0
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Elaine Warner

I've been using this practice for 34 years, never had a problem. Everyone is very professional, good at their job and friendly. I have recommended to many people over the years and will continue to do so

17th July 2025

Check up went well and I require no treatment

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Tom Barnard

Friendly, thorough and prompt service.

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Chris Giles

Very professional and friendly service.

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Lyn Niblett

Always very friendly and reassuring.

16th July 2025

Reception staff were welcoming and smiled(!). The professional staff were friendly (as always), efficient and knowledgeable. It’s a lovely practice.

16th July 2025

Professional, friendly, courteous treatment

16th July 2025

I am probably one of a few patients who first started with Austin Fleming along Lansdown and was then with Robert Oldham and now with Jouls House. Time span over 50 years. In this time, the progression of the surgeries have been very accommodating and keeping up with modernisation in their practises. Not to mention how all staff from the top to the receptionists are very welcoming and pleasant.

16th July 2025

Staff and clinicians ate professional. Clean and smart environment.

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Skip

Always teated well,very friendly and polite staff..

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Vanessa Pollok

Amazing customer service for my daughter and I. Everyone looks after you and the treatment is first class- thank you

13th July 2025

I felt listened to by both Lucy (Dentist) and Charlotte (Hygienist).Any questions and clarifications were clearly responded to and clarified.

12th July 2025

It was straight forward and the job was done with no drama.

12th July 2025

Always a friendly welcome. Dentists and hygeineists excellent. A rare practice where smiles are free. Have been with this practice many years no need to go elsewhere. Give it a try.

11th July 2025

Friendly service. All work explained thoroughly. Put at ease throughout.

MB

Mark Baxendale

Prompt, friendly and professional. Excellent experience.

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Christopher Bruton

Friendly service. All work explained well. Put at ease throughput.

9th July 2025

Overall cleanliness of the surgery, Clinicians very polite and helpful.

9th July 2025

Always lovely staff expertise and care. So happy with the practice.

9th July 2025

Friendly staff, relaxed atmosphere.aAll very understanding and kind over my slowness due to knee op

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