You’re Placing Implants—So Why Aren’t You Doing More Cases?

Being comfortable placing implants does not automatically mean you are doing as many cases as you could. A guided digital workflow connects diagnosis, planning, surgery, restoration, and business systems so implants become a routine part of your practice—not a special event.

In this episode, T-Bone and Meredith break down the workflow T-Bone uses to simplify implant treatment, reduce unnecessary appointments, involve the team, and build greater confidence, predictability, and profitability.

Main Topics

Why surgical confidence alone does not translate into more implant cases.The guided digital workflow: diagnosis, guide design, surgery, restoration, and implementation.Restorative-driven planning and team involvement in creating patient awareness.How appointment efficiency, case acceptance, fees, and material costs affect profitability.In This Episode

How to assess whether a case fits your current clinical capability and whether the patient is ready to proceed.Why team involvement in patient education and preparation helps make implants routine.How CBCT data and digital impressions support restorative-driven implant planning.Options for outsourcing guide planning, printing guides in-house, and managing costs.What T-Bone evaluates before guided surgery, including mouth opening and available tissue.Why he takes the final implant impression at placement and uses virtual follow-ups for selected straightforward cases.His approach to screw-retained restorations and efficient delivery appointments.How fees, financing conversations, codes, and team training support implementation and growth.Timestamps

00:00 – Why your implant workflow may be holding you back

02:34 – Building confidence, capability, and predictability

05:31 – Diagnosis: clinical fit, patient readiness, and team involvement

11:01 – Digital guides and restorative-driven planning

13:56 – Guided surgery and patient selection

16:16 – Impressions at placement and fewer follow-up visits

19:44 – Screw-retained restorations and efficient delivery