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This lecture will provide you with the background information on the rapidly changing digital dental technologies that allow you to make enlightened decision on what to use and how to gain the greatest benefit when incorporated into your practice. Recent advances such as three-dimensional dental radiography with cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), virtual dental implant planning, clinical execution with guided surgery and new computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology for the implant abutment and restoration all play a role in the success of modern implant dentistry. While the benefits of CBCT scans for treatment planning and fabrication of surgical guides is well understood, this lecture will also illuminate and clarify the inherent potential problems found in some imaging data. The digital work flow for guided surgery and CAD/CAM offers new approaches to the way dentists can practice implant dentistry. CAD-CAM has already begun to revolutionize the world of medical and dental implants by allowing practitioners to offer custom-made solutions to suit individual patient needs. Combined with guided surgery it is now possible to transfer the virtual implant position to the real patient, which is opening up new restorative options, particularly for implant prosthetics. The benefits of this approach are reduced complications, more predictable results and increased confidence of the surgeon. Learning Objectives: - Understand the accuracy of CBCT - Advantages and limitations of CAD/CAM technology - Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of guided surgery