There are disclosed apparatus and method for obtaining a proper emergence profile for a dental implant. An emergence profile guide may be seated into an osteotomy and a dental bur may be guided onto and along the emergence profile guide. The emergence profile guide may include a pilot, and the dental bur may include a corresponding channel, such that the channel rides onto the pilot. The dental bur is stopped by the emergence profile guide, such that a countersink is created with an optimum depth.
