The institute
A general dentist teaching what he does every week
Bigler Dental Institute exists because Dr. Bigler kept getting the same question from colleagues: how do you actually do that in a general practice? The courses are his answer, taught where the work happens.
Dr. John A. Bigler
DDS, FAGD · Founder and lead instructor
Dr. Bigler is a general dentist who has practiced at Canyon Vista Dental Care in Apache Junction since 2004 as owner and mentor doctor. He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry, a study club leader, and an implant mentor dentist for Inobiosurge of America.
Background
Dr. John A. Bigler is a native of Northeastern Arizona and an avid outdoorsman. He graduated from Arizona State University and earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) at the University of Colorado.
He is a Fellow of the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD). Since 2004 he has practiced at Canyon Vista Dental Care in Apache Junction as owner and mentor doctor.
He is a member of the Spear Faculty Club and a study club leader, an implant mentor dentist for Inobiosurge of America, and sits on various advisory boards.
He has completed advanced training in orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry, implant surgery and restoration, and TMJ/TMD, myofascial pain, and sleep apnea.
His focus has always been comfortable, personalized care. Teaching is the next part of that: passing the skill on to other dentists who want to do more for their own patients.
Advanced training
- Advanced training in orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry
- Implant surgery and restoration
- TMJ/TMD, myofascial pain, and sleep apnea
Memberships
- American Dental Association
- Academy of General Dentistry
- Arizona Dental Association
- American Orthodontic Society
- American Sleep and Breathing Academy
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Dr. Bigler is a general dentist. Nothing here is a claim of specialty board certification.
Credentials and affiliations
- DDS, FAGD
- Fellow, Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD)
- Spear Faculty Club member
- Study club leader
- Implant mentor dentist, Inobiosurge of America
- Serves on various advisory boards
- Owner and mentor doctor, Canyon Vista Dental Care since 2004
- American Dental Association
- Academy of General Dentistry
- Arizona Dental Association
- American Orthodontic Society
- American Sleep and Breathing Academy
- American Academy of Implant Dentistry
Why I teach
Colleagues kept asking how a general practice handles the cases most offices refer out. Answering that question one doctor at a time was the best part of my week, so I built a place to do it properly.
What I want to pass on is not a product pitch. It is the sequence, the judgment, and the small decisions that make comfortable, personalized care repeatable in your own office with your own team.
The facility
Built inside a working practice
The institute is not a rented conference room. It sits inside Dr. Bigler's Apache Junction practice on South Idaho Road, which means you learn in a real clinical environment with real equipment and a real team moving around you.
Students train on the same workflows the practice runs every week, from planning through the lab bench, rather than on a setup that only exists for the length of a hotel seminar.
That has a practical effect on how the courses run. When a question comes up about a workflow, the answer is usually in the next operatory rather than on a slide.
Where to find us
110 South Idaho Road, Suite 260, Apache Junction, AZ 85119
The institute shares a building with Canyon Vista Dental Care, Dr. Bigler's working practice.
View on mapTraining happens inside a working Apache Junction practice.
Come see how it is taught.
Two days in a working practice, with a general dentist who still runs one.