Abstract: A cleaning apparatus for use with dentures and other dental appliances includes a housing having a tablet storage area and a tank positionable in and removable from the housing, the tank being sized to respectively receive the dentures and other dental appliances. The cleaning apparatus includes a dispenser to move a tablet from the tablet storage area to the tank. A stirring assembly includes a first portion in the housing and a second portion in the tank. The first portion includes a first magnet, the second portion includes a grate, a rotor, and a second magnet fixed to the rotor and complementary to the first magnet. Rotation of the first magnet about an axis of rotation causes the second magnet to rotate about the axis of rotation when the tank is positioned in the housing.