{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Dentistry Made Simple with Dr. Tarun 'TBone' Agarwal","title":"You’re Placing Implants—So Why Aren’t You Doing More Cases?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1585,"description":"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.\nIn 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.\nMain Topics\nWhy surgical confidence alone does not translate into more implant cases.\nThe guided digital workflow: diagnosis, guide design, surgery, restoration, and implementation.\nRestorative-driven planning and team involvement in creating patient awareness.\nHow appointment efficiency, case acceptance, fees, and material costs affect profitability.\nIn This Episode\nHow to assess whether a case fits your current clinical capability and whether the patient is ready to proceed.\nWhy team involvement in patient education and preparation helps make implants routine.\nHow CBCT data and digital impressions support restorative-driven implant planning.\nOptions for outsourcing guide planning, printing guides in-house, and managing costs.\nWhat T-Bone evaluates before guided surgery, including mouth opening and available tissue.\nWhy he takes the final implant impression at placement and uses virtual follow-ups for selected straightforward cases.\nHis approach to screw-retained restorations and efficient delivery appointments.\nHow fees, financing conversations, codes, and team training support implementation and growth.\nTimestamps\n00:00 – Why your implant workflow may be holding you back\n02:34 – Building confidence, capability, and predictability\n05:31 – Diagnosis: clinical fit, patient readiness, and team involvement\n11:01 – Digital guides and restorative-driven planning\n13:56 – Guided surgery and patient selection\n16:16 – Impressions at placement and fewer follow-up visits\n19:44 –...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/C_aFR-zmxMmvhWnvWHKMACcnwK7eLxP4dNyg0ofmeKs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNDdl/OTk0NTRiZmIxNmRm/YTM1OWExYzgwYTU1/MDJlNC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}