This lecture is designed to increase the understanding how to monitor clients that have had surgical procedures. As a hygienist, we often have clients who undergo surgical procedures, tissue grafts, pocket reduction therapy, implant placement, sinus lifts and so forth. We know it isn’t our responsibility to ensure the procedure is successful, however we are responsible for assisting our clients in the maintenance of their oral health. With focus on oral health, the connection between systemic inflammatory diseases and how they impact the oral cavity as a whole will be examined. Patient communication and client specific home-care recommendations based of scientific research and third- party studies will be discussed. Utilising content studied from various organisations to discuss what post-operative treatment ought to look like over the decades that follow a procedure.