Factors Affecting the Accuracy of Guided Implant Surgery
An ACDE Series Webinar

Course Description:

Malpositioned implants are hard to restore, may compromise the esthetical outcome and are a main factor for soft tissue dehiscencies around implants. Guided implant surgery improves the accuracy of implant placement for both experienced provider and beginners. Static computer-assisted implant surgery is the first-line option in guided implant surgery due to the available data and reduced cost of the equipment. However, the accuracy of guided surgery can be impacted by patient factors, the data acquisition and processing, the guide design and production, the sleeve type and height, the used guided surgery system, the surgical approach, and the support of the guide to name just a few. The presentation will give an introduction into guided implant surgery and will review the latest research to allow provider to understand, to plan, and execute guided surgery in a way that highest accuracy can be achieved.

Learning Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Define the benefits of guided implant surgery
2. Distinguish between static computer-assisted implant surgery (sCAIS), dynamic navigation, and robot-assisted implant surgery (RAIS)
3. Know the basic digital workflow for computer assisted implant surgery
4. Understand the impact of design principles of surgical guides on the accuracy of implant placement

Meet the Speaker: Dr. Arndt Guentsch

Dr. Arndt Guentsch graduated from dental school in Germany in 2000 and received training in Periodontics at the University Hospital Jena, Germany, and Marquette University School of Dentistry, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Dr. Guentsch is the Chair of the Department of Surgical Sciences at Marquette and teaches in predoctoral and graduate Periodontics. His passion is to combine clinic and research. Dr. Guentsch authored over 100 publications, 64 of them were published in peer-reviewed journals. His clinical practice and research focuses on guided implant surgery.

Dr. Guentsch has received research support from Straumann and Versah and is a speaker for the Osseodensification Academy.

WEBINAR CANCELLATION POLICY: Full refunds will be issued to registrants who cancel their registration no later than 48 hours before the course starting date/time. A 50% refund will be issued to registrants who cancel 48-24 hours before the course starting date/time. No refunds will be issued for registrants who does not login to the webinar or who cancels within 24 hours of the course starting date/time. Participants may phone the Continuing Education office to cancel, but a written request which includes the name and phone number of the person who paid for the course must be received by our office before a refund can be processed. This request can be emailed to ce@dental.ufl.edu.