Online course
Basic Surgical Guides
by Dr. Nate Farley
  • Dr. Nate Farley
  • 6 modules: 21 lessons
  • Duration:
    5 h 14 min
  • Access to the course is not limited in time
You can buy the entire course now at the new price - $19, instead of the old one - $500
Course program
Basic Surgical Guides
6 modules: 21 online lessons

When you are new to digital dentistry, the learning curve can be a bit tricky. One of the most cost effective ways to get into this niche of dentistry is surgical guides. They are so easy to make (with a little help) and are quite profitable. Bring your surgical guide fabrication in house and have better surgeries for less money.

This course will touch on a variety of topics meant to get you comfortable with basic surgical guides.

Here are some of the things we cover:
- Obtaining good records with instruction on intraoral scanning (I use the Trios) and tips to get better CBCTs.
- Aligning STL files to set up for planning implant placement (we use Blue Sky Plan...free software).
- Learn to make a tooth-supported guide as well as an edentulous guide.
- Tips on 3D printing in-house, cleaning, and curing
- Finishing the surgical guide so you are ready to go.
1. Introduction
3 min 12 sec
2. scanning records
23 min 21 sec
3. designing
2 h 55 min
4. printing the guide
33 min 11 sec
5. two implants planned from start to finish
1 h 12 min
6. frequently asked questions
7 min 17 sec
  • 21
    lessons
  • -96%
    discount
  • $481
    savings
You can buy the entire course now at the new price - $19, instead of the old one - $500
The full course program
1. Introduction
Here you can watch a fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Basic Surgical Guides introduction

Duration: 3 min 12 sec
2. Scanning records
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Intraoral scanning
Lesson 2: CBCT tricks

Duration: 23 min 21 sec
3. Designing
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Bluesky plan walkthrough
Lesson 2: Aligning digital files
Lesson 3: Setting up the case
Lesson 4: Implant placement
Lesson 5: Guide fabrication
Lesson 6: Making edentulous guide
Lesson 7: Dealing with scatter from metal
Lesson 8: Digitally extracting tooth in meshmixer

Duration: 2 h 55 min
4. Printing the guide
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Printing the digital guide introduction
Lesson 2: Sending to asiga
Lesson 3: Sending to form 2
Lesson 4: Reviewing the asiga and form 2
Lesson 5: Cleaning curting and finishing

Duration: 33 min 11 sec
5. Two implants planned from start to finish
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Start with meshmixer waxup
Lesson 2: End with BSP guide

Duration: 1 h 12 min
6. Frequently asked questions
Here you can watch a five-minute fragment of the lesson.
Lesson 1: Frequently asked question introduction
Lesson 2: What is best to support guides?
Lesson 3: Are guide tubes a must?

Duration: 7 min 17 sec
Special offer
Nate Farley
Basic Surgical Guides
6 modules: 21 lessons • 5 h 14 min
Access to the course is unlimited in time!
Nate Farley
Dr
Nate Farley is a board certified prosthodontist with a passion for all things digital. He completed both dental school and his prosthodontic residency at the Ohio State University.
While in residency, he created whatimplantisthat.com, a free online resource for radiographic implant identification. This passion for dental information led him to co-found Infodontics, LLC, a company committed to put dental information right at people’s fingertips through innovative, useful, and free online resources. Also in residency, he completed his masters thesis by comparing the accuracy of CAD/CAM surgical guides to traditional guides. Over the years, he has had experience with five different implant planning programs.