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Masterclass for Surgical Guides

Learn how to fabricate a guide that will allow you to accurately place an implant in 10 minutes using this fully guided technique to drill every step and even place the implant through the guide. This technique can be used with any implant system. Use your current implant system.

Dr. Rick Ferguson will tell you where to acquire the free software and then teach you the technique to make the guide. Also learn how to produce accurate surgical models to practice surgical procedures or for patient education.

Location & Dates 

2025- New!

Sunday- January 26, 2025 Fort Lauderdale, FL

-in person or live stream

2024

Sunday- June 9, 2024 Fort Lauderdale, FL

-in person or live stream

Sunday- February 11, 2024 Vancouver, CA

-in person or live stream

Tuition 

$1100 for 1 day of MasterClass for Surgical Guide Course In Person 

8 Credits 

Implant Educators Academy
Nationally Approved PACE Program
Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit.
Approval does not imply acceptance by
any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement.
06/01/2022 to 05/31/2024
Provider ID# 322389

Course Outline

  • Introduction- What is 3D printing

  • Science behind surgical guides

  • What 2 sets of data are needed to produce an accurate guide and how to acquire them

  • Software training to merge model scans to CBCT

  • Software training to design the surgical guide

  • Relating the surgical guide design process to the clinical case

  • Fully edentulous denture based guides

  • Bone Reduction guides

  • Sequential guides

  • Full arch guides

  • Software and hardware hacks

  • Where to get a 3D printer for $300 that can make an accurate surgical guide

  • Includes after the course online support for 2 simple cases or 1 complex case.

  • Access to our Alumni Facebook page for ongoing support.

  • Registrants will get access to a previous recorded course, course files and step by step videos to practice prior to the livestream course so they can best take advantage of the livestream course. 

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