Essentials of Implantology and Guided Implant Surgery

This video is not coupled with continuing educational credits.  Do you want to learn how to place dental implants? Learn the right way, from an experienced oral surgeon and educator. Essentials of Implantology and Guided Implant Surgery will teach you the fundamentals that will get you off on the right foot for your implant journey.

Basic Instrument Setup for Implant Surgery

One question many dentists have when beginning to place dental implants is “what instruments will I need to have in addition to the implant kit?”.  You don’t have to go crazy spending money, but there are some basic instruments that you should have that will facilitate implant surgery. Dr. Reznick reviews his list of basic…

Basic Guided implant Surgery: Astra Tech System EV

Guided implant surgery has improved the accuracy and efficiency of dental implant surgery. A prosthetically-based plan, combined with fully-guided placement facilitates optimal implant positioning and restoration. This video shows how the Astra Tech Implant System EV Guided Surgery kit uses these principles to deliver optimal results for our patients. Run time- 19:03

Surgical assistant scrubbing and gown/gloving

This video is not coupled with continuing education credits.  This video shows the technique for the implant surgery assistant to scrub and put on a sterile gown and gloves using supplies from the Salvin Dr. Reznick Sterile kit (https://www.salvin.com/Reznick-Sterile-Kit-Case-of-4-pluREZNICK-PACK.html).

Implant kit cleaning tricks

This video is not coupled with continuing education credits.  It is important to properly clean, dry and sterilize and implant surgical kit. Improper technique can lead to oxidizing and dulling of the drills. Since a guided surgery kit generally costs about $5000-6000, not knowing the proper protocol can be expensive.

Covering a Mayo stand with the sterile drape

This video is not coupled with continuing education credits. In surgery, instruments are commonly placed on a Mayo stand which goes over the patient’s abdomen. When used in a sterile field for dental implants, that stand needs to be covered with a sterile drape. This video shows how a Mayo stand drape is placed over…

Removing a surgical gown and gloves

This video is not coupled with continuing education credits.  Just as it is important to know the proper technique to don a sterile gown and gloves, it is also essential to know how to remove these soiled covers to prevent contaminating yourself. This video shows you how.

Opening the split-sheet and draping the patient

This video is not coupled with continuing education credits.  A component of our Essentials of Implantology sterile supply pack is a sterile split sheet drape which is used to cover the patient and create a sterile surgical field. This video shows how to remove the drape from the pack and place it over the patient…

Aseptic Protocol for Dental Implant Surgery

A common question that comes up in lectures to dentists who are just getting started on their journeys into implant surgery is how to set up the operatory to create an aseptic environment. Just how “sterile” does everything need to be, and where to I get the supplies to do this, and what instruments do…

Surgeon Scrub, Gown and Glove

This video is not coupled with continuing education credits.  Once the surgical assistant is scrubbed and gowned, he/she can then assist the implant surgeon to gown and glove. This video shows the technique using the Dr. Reznick sterile pack from Salvin Dental Specialties (https://www.salvin.com/Reznick-Sterile-Kit-Case-of-4-pluREZNICK-PACK.html).