Various systems, devices, and methods for facilitating efficient anatomical registration in surgical navigation are disclosed. Such systems, devices, and methods can provide for relatively rapid collection of individual physical space data corresponding to a plurality of surface points during a dynamic data collection mode of a detection unit. Additionally or alternatively, such systems, devices, and methods can provide for collection of a plurality of data at a single point collection mode of a detection unit. The system can have a data collection unit and a registration probe. A distal portion of the registration probe can have an engagement tip. The engagement tip can be a dynamic engagement tip or a functional engagement tip.
