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Apache Junction, Arizona

Learn advanced dentistry from a dentist who still does it every day.

The Bigler Institute of Reconstructive Dentistry teaches hands-on implants, reconstruction, and modern digital workflows inside a working practice. Not a hotel ballroom, not a slide deck you could have read at home.

  • Taught by a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry
  • Live-patient and hands-on formats
  • Hands-on training in a working practice
Four dentists in a bright modern training lab talking through a case together

The institute sits inside Dr. Bigler's practice on South Idaho Road, Apache Junction.

Featured live course

Fast Start Course

A hands-on entry point into implant and digital dentistry using TRI Dental Implants and SprintRay technology. You leave with a workflow you can run in your own office, not a folder of notes.

Format
Hands-on, small group, taught in the operatory and at the bench
Tuition
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  • Screen your own schedule for implant cases you can keep in-house
  • Run a placement protocol you can repeat next Tuesday
  • Plan and print a surgical guide in your own office
Dentists working on implant models at a bench during a hands-on course
PACE-approved CE for dentists

Every live in-person course at the Bigler Institute of Reconstructive Dentistry provides continuing education (CE) credit for dentists.

Meet your instructors

Taught by dentists who are back in the chair on Monday

Dr. John A. Bigler, DDS, FAGD

Dr. John A. Bigler

DDS, FAGD · Dentist, Implant Mentor, Cosmetic and Sleep Dentistry

Dr.

Portrait of Dr. Amir Gordji, DDS

Dr. Amir Gordji

DDS · Dentist, Implantologist, Digital Workflow Patent Owner

Dr.

Scheduled dates

Upcoming Course Dates

These sessions run on set dates. Pick the one that fits your calendar and our team confirms the details with you.

September 18 to 19, 2026

Deep Dive Into 3D Printing in Modern Dentistry

Dani Dental Studio, Tempe, AZ1243 E Broadway Rd #201, Tempe, AZ 85282

One day (Day 1 or Day 2) $950Both days $1,650

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PACE-approved CE for dentists
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September 25, 2026

FirstFit Veneer Pro Workshop

Dani Dental Studios, Tempe, AZ1243 E Broadway Rd #201, Tempe, AZ 85282

Dentist $1,749Pricing for this location. Tuition varies by host city.

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PACE-approved CE for dentists
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October 16 to 17, 2026

Full-Arch Made Simple: Digital Workflow + Live Implant Surgery

Phoenix, AZPhoenix, AZ. The venue is confirmed at registration.

Per dentist, both days plus live surgery observation $2,300

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PACE-approved CE for dentists
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October 23, 2026

FirstFit Veneer Pro Workshop

Seattle, WAAvots Dental Lab, 12006 98th Ave NE Ste 200, Kirkland, WA 98034

Dentist $2,500Pricing for this location. Tuition varies by host city.

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PACE-approved CE for dentists
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December 4, 2026

FirstFit Veneer Pro Workshop

BioTec Dental Laboratory, Irvine, CA16700 Aston St, Irvine, CA 92606

Dentist $2,500Pricing for this location. Tuition varies by host city.

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PACE-approved CE for dentists
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In partnership with

TRI Dental Implants

Implant systems and surgical components

SprintRay

3D printing and digital workflow technology

Zest

Fixed and removable locator solutions

The BIRD app

BIRD, built to keep your practice surgery-ready

Stay fully stocked and surgery-ready with BIRD, the web app built for dental professionals. From tracking critical components to placing vendor orders and updating inventory in real time, BIRD keeps your whole team connected on mobile, tablet, or desktop.

On-demand

Recorded courses you can start tonight

Buy once, watch when the schedule allows. Good preparation before a live course and a good reference after it.

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Implants

Implant Case Selection

How to tell an easy implant case from one that will humble you, before you pick up a handpiece.

Runtime announced at release

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Occlusion

Occlusion Fundamentals for the General Dentist

The occlusion course that finally makes the terminology useful at the chair.

Runtime announced at release

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Digital

Digital Workflow Starter

A recorded primer for practices going digital, so the live course starts at speed.

Runtime announced at release

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Free training

We give real teaching away

The free library is not a trailer for a sales call. It is the same material, taught properly, in shorter pieces.

  • Reading a CBCT for Implant Planning

    The order Dr. Bigler works through a scan in his own practice. Where the nerve actually runs, how much bone is really there once you account for the ridge shape, what the sinus floor is telling you, and the findings that should stop a plan before it starts. Taught end to end, nothing held back for a paid course.

  • Clinical Photography for Case Documentation

    A repeatable photo series any team can shoot in a few minutes, with the camera settings, the retraction and mirror handling, and the lighting that makes shade and contour readable later. Good records make treatment planning easier and make the conversation with a lab or a colleague far shorter.

  • Presenting Treatment So Patients Say Yes

    How to explain a large plan without a script and without pressure. Framing the problem before the solution, phasing the work so a patient can start somewhere, showing records honestly, and answering the fee question without flinching or discounting. The language matters more than the slides.

Start free. Get a real lesson, not a sales pitch.

Leave a name and an email and the free library opens. Full lessons from the same material Dr. Bigler teaches in person.

Study club

The Bigler Study Club

A small group of practicing dentists who meet to work through their own cases with Dr. Bigler. Bring the case you are stuck on. Leave with a plan and people to call.

Serious about leveling up your dentistry? Start with a live course.

Two days in a working practice with a dentist who is still in the chair the following Monday.