Wilmington Periodontics & Implant Center
Wilmington Periodontics & Implant Center
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  • Patient Information
    • What is a Periodontist?
    • New Patients
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    • Referring Doctors
  • Referring Doctors
  • Dental Implants
    • Benefits of Implants
  • Periodontal Services
    • About Periodontal Disease
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    • Home
    • About
    • Patient Information
      • What is a Periodontist?
      • New Patients
      • Patient Instructions
      • Referring Doctors
    • Referring Doctors
    • Dental Implants
      • Benefits of Implants
    • Periodontal Services
      • About Periodontal Disease
    • Useful Links
  • Home
  • About
  • Patient Information
    • What is a Periodontist?
    • New Patients
    • Patient Instructions
    • Referring Doctors
  • Referring Doctors
  • Dental Implants
    • Benefits of Implants
  • Periodontal Services
    • About Periodontal Disease
  • Useful Links

Meet Our Doctors

Lance H. Hutchens, DDS, MS

Dr. Hutchens attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Dentistry and was then awarded a residency position in the Graduate Periodontology Program as well as with the Department of Oral Biology at The Medical College of Georgia (now the Dental College of Georgia/Augusta University). There he completed a Master’s Degree in Oral Biology and a Certificate in Clinical Periodontology and Implantology. His residency includes specific hospital based training in anesthesiology.
Dr. Hutchens areas of expertise include dental implants, gum grafting, bone grafting, periodontal surgery(traditional and with a lasers), sedation, and the treatment of teeth and implants with bone loss or infections. He is a clinical professor at Cape Fear Community College in the Dental Hygiene Program as well as at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Department of Periodontology.

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Professional Affiliations & Accreditations

Academies & Fellowships

American Academy of Periodontology

Southern Academy of Periodontology

Academy of Osseointegration

Academy of General Dentistry


Associations & Societies

International Association of Dental Specialists

International Society of Periodontal Plastic Surgeons

International Team for Implantology

American Dental Association

North Carolina Periodontal Society 

North Carolina Dental Society

Cape Fear Dental Study Club (Wilmington Dental Society)

Accreditations & Appointments

Board Certified in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Montana

Board Licensed in IV Moderate Sedation and 

Board Licensed in IV Itinerant (Mobile) Moderate Sedation 

Adjunct Professor UNC School of Dentistry (2018 -Present)

Adjunct Clinical Instructor Cape Fear Community College (2019 - Present)

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