April 21, 2026 General Meeting
Address: 8600 Balcones Club Drive, Austin, Texas, United States
Contact: Sara Carter
Email: sara.carter@capitalareadental.org
Website: https://myaccount.ada.org/s/events?comSiteId=a2E8V00000Ndf77UAB#
Phone: 512-335-1405
Balcones Country Club
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
5:30 - 8:30pm
Free Happy Hour for Meeting Registrants!
From Scan to Guide: Digital Workflow for Implant Planning and Surgical Guide Fabrication
Speaker: DR. CARLOS ESCOBAR PALMA, D.D.S.
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This CE provides a comprehensive, step-by-step overview of the digital workflow for single-unit implant planning and surgical guide fabrication using Blue Sky Bio software. Participants will learn how to seamlessly integrate patient data from intraoral scanning and CBCT imaging, design precise surgical guides within a single platform, and fabricate them for clinical use. The session will highlight the advantages of guided implant dentistry, including improved accuracy, efficiency, and predictability in treatment outcomes. A live demonstration using the Blue Sky Bio Wizard will showcase the complete workflow from case planning to guide design.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the complete digital workflow for implant planning and surgical guide fabrication.
- Identify the clinical advantages of guided implant surgery over freehand placement.
- Demonstrate how to import, align, and integrate intraoral scans with CBCT data in Blue Sky Bio software.
- Apply digital design tools within Blue Sky Bio to plan implants and fabricate surgical guides.
- Evaluate the impact of digital workflows on accuracy, efficiency, and patient outcomes in implant dentistry.
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