What each whitening treatment includes, and who it’s for

How these treatment packages are put together

The packages published here are built around very different people, but structurally they work the same way. Each is a complete course rather than a menu you assemble yourself: an assessment before anything happens, the whitening treatment itself, and aftercare once it is finished. You are not choosing between weaker and stronger versions of the procedure, and you are not paying more for better equipment. The laser treatment is the same one in every case. What changes is who each package is meant for, how many people it covers, and where the consultation takes place.

That makes the decision simpler than a price list usually suggests. You are not trying to work out whether the expensive option produces a better smile. You are working out two things — whether you are coming to us for the first time or coming back, and whether you are booking for yourself alone or for two people. Answer those and the right package tends to pick itself.

The elements every package contains

The pre-consultation comes first, and it exists to establish whether whitening is appropriate for you at all and what it can realistically achieve on your teeth. It is where the existing shade of your teeth is matched against a standard shade guide, so there is a recorded starting point rather than a vague memory of how things looked. It is also where staining is assessed, existing dental work is noted, and any sensitivity you already live with is discussed. Nothing is applied to your teeth at this stage.

The laser teeth whitening treatment is the appointment itself. Your gums and the soft tissue around your teeth are protected before anything is applied, a professional whitening gel goes onto the teeth, and a light source is used to activate it. The result is checked against the same shade guide used at the start. Allow around an hour, with a little time either side.

The aftercare element is the part people underestimate. Whatever shade you leave with, the first day or two afterwards has a disproportionate effect on how the result settles and how well it holds. Aftercare covers what to avoid and for how long, how to handle any short-lived sensitivity, and what ordinary maintenance looks like over the following months. It is part of every package rather than something sold separately.

How the pricing works

Prices are published as monthly promotions set against a standard price, and they change from month to month. That is why this page carries no figures — a number written here would be out of date within weeks. If you are comparing the current cost of treatment, you can also review our Laser Teeth Whitening Prices for the Leicester service.

What is worth knowing in advance is how the charging is structured. The published position is that there are no hidden charges, that the advertised price is inclusive of everything, and that the charging process is deliberately simple. Major credit cards are accepted. In practice that means the consultation and the aftercare are not billed as extras stacked on top of the treatment — they are part of what you are quoted for, which is what makes the packages comparable at all.

Arrangements are made through the written enquiry route set out on our contact page. You send your details and someone comes back to you. There is nothing to pay for on this website and no checkout to work through.

Full Treatment In Your Home

This is the standard first-time package and the one most people start with. It covers a single person from beginning to end, and everything happens where you live rather than requiring you to travel to an appointment.

Who this package tends to suit

It is built around someone who has not had professional whitening before. If you have only ever used supermarket strips, whitening toothpaste or a kit ordered online, this is the point at which your teeth get looked at properly by someone who can tell you what is actually causing the discolouration — and, just as usefully, what will not shift.

It also suits people for whom travelling to an appointment is the real obstacle rather than the treatment. Shift workers, parents without childcare, people without a car, anyone who finds the logistics of getting somewhere harder than the hour of treatment itself. Because the consultation happens at home as well, there is no separate journey for the assessment and another for the appointment.

And it suits people who would rather settle the whole thing in one arrangement. The assessment, the treatment and the aftercare guidance are handled as a single package rather than three separate things you have to organise and keep track of.

What to think about before choosing it

The most useful preparation is honesty about your teeth. Crowns, veneers, bridges and visible fillings do not change shade during whitening, because the process works on natural tooth surface. If your front teeth include dental work, the pre-consultation is where you find out what the finished result will actually look like — and that is a conversation worth having before you commit, not afterwards.

The same applies to anything untreated. If you have decay, sore or bleeding gums, or recent dental work that has not settled, the sensible order is to see a dentist first. A cosmetic treatment does not fix a dental problem and should not be booked around one.

Consider your expectations too. Staining from tea, coffee, red wine and smoking generally responds well. Discolouration that comes from within the tooth is a different matter and may improve only partially. The pre-consultation exists partly so that this is said out loud before anything is arranged.

Finally, be realistic about timing if you have an event in the diary. Choosing a date with a few weeks to spare leaves room to deal with anything the consultation turns up — a dentist visit, a delay, a change of plan — without the date itself becoming the pressure.

How it fits into an ordinary week

The treatment itself takes about an hour, which is genuinely short enough to sit inside a working day. What it needs is a little planning either side rather than a whole day cleared. Leave some breathing room afterwards instead of booking straight into something else, so the appointment is not cut short at the aftercare stage — which is the part that determines how long you keep the result.

The bigger adjustment is the day or two that follows. Being careful with heavily staining food and drink for that short window does more for the outcome than anything else within your control, so it is worth choosing a date where that is realistic. Booking on the eve of a wine-heavy weekend works against you.

Full Treatment For 2 Persons

This package covers two people rather than one. It is the same treatment as the single package, arranged for a pair, with the consultations counted separately and the aftercare listed once for the two of you.

Two people, two separate assessments

The detail worth noticing is that the consultations are counted individually. Two people booking together are still assessed on their own terms, because they have different teeth, different staining, different dental histories and different starting shades. One of you may be told to expect a marked change while the other is told the improvement will be more modest. That is not a flaw in the package — it is what an honest assessment produces.

It also means suitability is decided per person. Booking as a pair does not mean you are approved as a pair. If one person has untreated decay or gum trouble, or is pregnant or breastfeeding, that person should not be treated regardless of what the other one is doing. That is worth knowing before two people arrange their diaries around the same afternoon.

Who this package tends to suit

Couples and family members are the obvious case, particularly where both have something coming up — a wedding, a christening, a milestone birthday, a set of photographs that will exist for the next forty years. Friends who would rather do it together than separately fall into the same category, as do two colleagues facing the same work event.

It suits people who are slightly nervous about it, too. Having somebody else in the house going through the same thing takes the edge off a treatment you have not had before, and it is noticeably easier to ask questions when there are two of you asking them.

Practically, it also suits households where arranging one visit is far easier than arranging two. One appointment, one set of preparations, one afternoon to plan around instead of two.

What to check before booking for two

The published inclusion list shows one full aftercare element covering the two treatments rather than two separate ones. If you want to know exactly how that works in practice for two people — whether the guidance is given jointly, and how any individual differences between you are handled — ask when you enquire. It is a fair question and a better one to settle in advance.

Agree between yourselves what you each want out of it as well. If one of you is hoping for a dramatic change and the other simply wants to lift some coffee staining, you are starting from different places, and the assessments will reflect that. Going in with matched expectations avoids the awkward comparison afterwards.

Decide who is being treated first, too. It sounds trivial, but one of you will be waiting while the other is being treated, and it is worth knowing that in advance if either of you has somewhere to be later.

How it fits into an ordinary week

Two treatments in one visit takes longer than one, so allow more of the day than you would for a single appointment and avoid scheduling tightly around it. The aftercare window then applies to both of you at the same time, which is easier in some households and harder in others — a shared meal out the following evening becomes a shared problem. Choosing a quiet couple of days afterwards makes the whole thing considerably simpler.

Refresh Treatment As Returning Customer

This package is for people who have been treated before and are coming back for a top-up. The treatment is the same procedure as the full packages; what differs is who it is open to and where the consultation takes place.

The consultation happens in a local centre

This is the practical difference between the refresh package and the full treatments, and it is worth registering before you choose. Where the full treatments include a pre-consultation in your home, this one includes a pre-consultation in a local centre instead. If mobility, transport or work patterns make travelling difficult for you, raise it when you enquire rather than assuming — it is the single detail most likely to affect whether this package suits your circumstances.

Who this package tends to suit

Returning clients, by definition. If you have been through a full treatment before and the result has faded — as results do, at a pace that depends heavily on habits and aftercare — this is the route back rather than starting again from the beginning.

It suits people who have decided that whitening is something they maintain rather than something they did once. Anyone whose daily habits work against them tends to end up here eventually, because the coffee, tea, red wine or cigarettes that caused the original staining carry on doing exactly the same thing afterwards.

It also suits people who already know how they respond to the treatment. You have had it before, so you know whether you get sensitivity, how comfortable you found the appointment, and how your teeth reacted in the days that followed. That makes a second treatment a far less uncertain proposition than a first one.

One eligibility point is worth being clear about: this package is described as being for returning customers. If your previous whitening was carried out elsewhere rather than with us, say so when you enquire rather than assuming it counts. The assessment would cover it in any case, and it is better settled at the outset.

Why a refresh is not the same as a first treatment

The starting point is different, and so is the conversation. A first treatment begins from years of accumulated staining. A refresh usually begins from a shade that is already better than where you originally started, which changes both what there is to shift and what a sensible expectation looks like.

The consultation is not a formality because of that. Your teeth will have changed since the last time — new dental work, new staining, gums that may have receded a little, sensitivity that may have developed or settled down. It is a fresh assessment rather than a repeat of the previous one, and it is entirely possible for the answer to be different this time.

How often a refresh makes sense is a question to ask rather than assume. Whitening is not something to repeat on a schedule for its own sake, and the right interval depends on your teeth rather than on the calendar.

How it fits into an ordinary week

Because you have done it before, the practical demands will be familiar: around an hour for the treatment, careful eating and drinking for a day or two afterwards, and the same aftercare guidance you will already recognise. The main addition is the journey to a local centre for the consultation, which is worth building into your week rather than discovering late.

Choosing the right treatment for your situation

The decision usually comes down to a small number of questions, and none of them is really about money. Work through these in order and the answer tends to be obvious by the end.

If price is part of your decision, it is worth checking the current promotion rather than relying on an older figure you may have seen elsewhere. For clients considering treatment in Portsmouth, the latest Laser Teeth Whitening Prices can be reviewed before making an enquiry.

Start with whether you should be whitening at all

This question comes before every other one, and it is the reason a consultation sits at the front of each package. Whitening is a cosmetic procedure. It does not treat decay, it does not treat gum disease, and it is not a substitute for seeing a dentist. If you have untreated problems, deal with those first — not as a formality, but because a cosmetic result laid over an untreated problem is money spent in the wrong order.

Some circumstances rule it out for the time being. Treatment is not suitable during pregnancy or while breastfeeding. If you are unsure where you stand, the answer is to ask before arranging anything rather than afterwards.

Have you been treated before?

This single answer removes options straight away. If you have not been treated before, the refresh package is not the one for you and you are choosing between the two full treatments. If you have, the refresh package exists precisely for your situation and there is little reason to book as though you were starting from scratch.

Are you arranging this for one person or two?

For a first-time client, this is the only remaining question. One person points to the single home treatment; two people, both new to it and both wanting treatment at around the same time, points to the two-person package. It is worth saying that the two-person option is not a way of bringing along somebody who has not really thought about whether they want it. Both people are assessed, and both need to want it for their own reasons.

Does the consultation location matter to you?

For the full treatments the pre-consultation takes place in your home. For the refresh it takes place in a local centre. If travel is difficult for you, this is not a minor detail, and it is worth raising directly rather than discovering it once a date has been discussed.

What a package will not do

Worth stating plainly, because it is where disappointment usually begins. A whitening package does not treat dental problems, and it is not a health treatment dressed up as a cosmetic one. It does not change the colour of crowns, veneers, bridges or fillings, which stay exactly as they are while the natural teeth around them lighten. And it does not stop your teeth staining again — the habits that discoloured them in the first place carry on working afterwards, which is precisely why a refresh option exists at all.

Nor does it produce the same outcome for everybody. Two people can have the same treatment on the same afternoon and end up in different places, because they started in different places. That is the honest position, and it is why the assessment matters far more than the name on the package.

Questions worth asking before you commit

• What is the current promotional price for the package I want, and what standard price is it set against?
• Given the state of my teeth, what change is realistic — and what will not change at all?
• How will my existing dental work look alongside whitened natural teeth?
• What happens if the assessment concludes that I should not be treated?
• How is aftercare handled, and for a two-person booking, how does it cover both of us?
• How long should I expect to wait before another treatment would be sensible?

None of these is an awkward question, and all of them are far easier to ask before a date is in the diary than after.

Timing it around an event

If you are whitening for a wedding, a holiday, an interview or a set of photographs, work backwards from the date and leave more room than you think you need. The consultation may raise something that takes time to resolve. The aftercare window needs a couple of quiet days at the other end. And a result you are pleased with is worth more when you are not also managing the stress of having left it too late.

Using whitening sensibly

Everything above is about choosing. This part is about not overdoing it, which matters rather more than it sounds.

Treat the aftercare as part of the treatment

The first day or two after whitening is when the result is most vulnerable, and heavily coloured food and drink during that window works directly against what you have just paid for. Coffee, tea, red wine, cola and strongly coloured sauces are the usual culprits, and smoking in that period is worth avoiding for the same reason. This is not a rule for its own sake — it is the cheapest thing you can do to protect the outcome.

Take sensitivity seriously rather than pushing through it

Some people notice mild, short-lived sensitivity during or after treatment. If that is you, say so at the consultation rather than mentioning it afterwards, and say so again if it appears during the appointment. Sensitivity that is known about can be planned around. Sensitivity that is quietly endured cannot.

Do not chase a shade

There is a point past which whitening stops being about looking healthy and starts being about looking artificial, and the people most at risk of crossing it are the ones treating the shade guide as a target rather than a record. A natural-looking result that suits your face is the sensible aim. If you find yourself thinking about booking again because the last result was not white enough rather than because it has faded, that is worth talking through honestly rather than simply acting on.

Keep your dentist in the picture

Whitening sits alongside ordinary dental care rather than replacing any part of it. Keep up your check-ups, mention that you have had or are considering whitening, and take your dentist's view seriously if it differs from what you were hoping to hear. If anything about your mouth changes — persistent sensitivity, sore gums, a tooth that starts bothering you — that is a matter for your dentist, not for another whitening appointment.

Space treatments according to your teeth

How long a result holds varies enormously between people, and it depends on habits far more than on anything that happens during the appointment. Rather than deciding in advance that you will repeat it at a fixed interval, wait until there is genuinely something to refresh and let the assessment guide the timing. You can always read more about what different starting points look like on our results page.