Dental Implants Demystified: Expert Hygiene Protocols for Long-Term Success

 Dental implants are here to stay — but is your hygiene team equipped to care for them properly? In this episode of The DSO Hygienist, we break down evidence-based implant maintenance protocols, common pitfalls, and what every hygienist needs to know to ensure long-term success for patients and practices.Lynn Pencek brings a unique balance of industry knowledge, instructional design, and clinical experience. With atwenty-plus year employment with Orascoptic, Lynn experienced working for a company owned by a solo dentist growinto a Fortune 200 company.As a member of the Nobel Biocare team, she helped offices bring in new technology and develop efficientworkflows for dental implant treatment. As a school manager with Hu-Friedy, she possesses a high level of knowledgeabout instrument design. She has experience with surgical assisting, clinical workflows, digital case planning for guidedsurgery, account and inventory management, marketing, and patient education for case acceptance.Being a Dental Hygienist, Lynn wanted to learn more about the care and maintenance of dental implants thanwhat was provided. Lynn has a passion to unravel the questions and common misunderstandings dental hygienists haveabout dental implant maintenance. Lynn has founded her company, “Practice at Your Best”.Lynn started her clinical career as a graduate of Broome County Community College Department of DentalHygiene. She is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson University’s Department of Dental Hygiene and received her Master ofScience in Dental Hygiene from The University of Maryland School of Dentistry. Lynn has held Dental Hygiene facultyappointments at Thomas Jefferson University and Community College of Philadelphia. She has served as a CorporateCouncil member for Dimensions in Dental Hygiene, representing Nobel Biocare and Orascoptic. As a past president ofthe Philadelphia Dental Hygiene Society and a ten-year attendee of Career Fusion, Lynn has spent her career helpingdental professionals explore options for having their best careers.@thedsohygienist"Like" and "Subscribe"https://thedsohygienist.buzzsprout.comFollow me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=christine-diehl-rdhmusic credit:  "Seize the Day" by Andrey Rossi