Happy Friday, everyone! Implants—and the complicated maintenance involved—are intimidating to many patients, but what about dental professionals? With a lack of research on implant maintenance, dentists need a set of guidelines for how best to treat patients with implants. Check out today's lead article to learn more.

In today's edition:

👻 Implant maintenance: Getting past the fear

✊🏼 Is dentistry truly committed to combatting CIPD? A researcher's call for change

🛣️ A new hygiene path: 5 steps to get started

👾 Tech talk: what's cool vs what's necessary with Dr. Marty Jablow