Guided and Misguided Surgical Adventures
Jay M. Neugarten, DDS, MD, FACS
New York, NY

There are many “tools in the toolbox” for the surgeon to place dental implants. Free hand, surgical guides, and robotic assisted implant placement will be reviewed, compared, and analyzed. The ability to deliver accurate, precise, prosthetically driven implants using all options available to the surgeon will be discussed.

At the conclusion of this session, attendees should be able to:

• Identify the scope of technological opportunities for placing dental implants.
• Demonstrate how to increase accuracy and precision in implant dentistry.
• Differentiate the pitfalls and challenges in implant placement utilizing free hand, surgical guides, and robotic assisted implant placement.

Biography: Dr. Neugarten is a Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is an associate clinical professor at both New York Hospital Cornell-Weil Medical Center and North Shore University-Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Dr. Neugarten has published numerous articles related to implant reconstruction and has lectured both nationally and internationally on a variety or Implant related topics ranging from the single tooth implant to zygoma therapy.