Over the past 20 years, Todd E. Shatkin, DDS, has placed more than 20,000 mini dental implants.
He has utilized mini dental implants for denture stabilizations, single and multiple tooth replacements and for full arch reconstructions, with a success rate of 95%.
Dr. Shatkin’s seminal article “Mini Dental Implants for Long Term Fixed and Removable Prosthetics” was published in the Journal Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry February, 2007 issue pp 92-100 and has been well received.
His follow up article “Mini Dental Implants: A Retrospective Analysis of 5640 Implants Placed Over a 12-Year Period” was published in the Journal Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry September, 2012, Volume 33, Special Issue 3.
Because of positive experiences with mini dental implants, Dr. Shatkin developed the patented F.I.R.S.T® Technique (Fabricated Implant Restoration and Surgical Technique). This technique features a mini dental implant(s) with a lab fabricated, finished single tooth replacement in one visit, usually accomplished in less than thirty minutes, and to create the same results in less than an hour for three to five units, and less than two hours for a full arch restoration. With Dr. Shatkin’s technique and mini dental implants, patients enjoy not having to wait three to nine months for the healing and restoring of the implants. This happens with minimal or no patient discomfort, restorations at very affordable patient fees and the opportunity for the dentist to significantly build the practice’s earning with minimal startup costs.

“Increased demands for the functional and esthetic replacement of missing teeth have pushed mini dental implants to the forefront of our profession. Today, more than ever, the exciting treatment concept of mini dental implants has become an integral part of the general dental practice.” – Todd E. Shatkin, D.D.S.

Dr. Shatkin is a graduate of the University of the Pacific School of Dentistry. He is the President Emeritus of the International Academy of Mini Dental Implants and the owner of Shatkin F.I.R.S.T., LLC, a mini dental implant specialty laboratory. Dr. Shatkin has extensively lectured internationally on mini dental implants and is well respected as a world leader on mini dental implants. He practices full time in Amherst, a suburb of Buffalo, New York.