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Spear Digest Dental Articles

What to Cover in a Morning Meeting
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What to Cover in a Morning Meeting

A lot of dental teams start the day with a morning 'huddle' meeting. But it can't just be a matter of going through the motions – and it shouldn't...

| 12 years ago
Monthly Spotlight [September/October]

Monthly Spotlight [September/October]

With all of the great content offered by the Spear Faculty and guest writers each month, we want to make certain that you don't miss any of it. The following...

| 12 years ago
How to Bring Patients 'Up-to-Date' on Their Dental Care
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How to Bring Patients 'Up-to-Date' on Their Dental Care

I'm sure you have at least a few patients like this. When they open wide, you see what I call a 'museum of dentistry.' From a dentist's perspective the...

| 12 years ago
Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Without Orthodontic Extrusion

Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Without Orthodontic Extrusion

In a previous article, 'Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Through Orthodontic Extrusion', I discussed the use of orthodontic extrusion to...

| 12 years ago
Turn an Emergency Into a Success

Turn an Emergency Into a Success

The CEREC process allows you to image and design restorations ranging from a single unit to a long span provisional. The capabilities of the system are...

| 12 years ago
The Importance of Prosthetic Driven Implant Placement
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The Importance of Prosthetic Driven Implant Placement

Nothing frustrates me more than having an implant show up in my office that's in the wrong place. Here is a case that showed up on my doorstep the other...

| 12 years ago
Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Through Orthodontic Extrusion
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Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Through Orthodontic Extrusion

Patients that are prone to generalized interproximal anterior bone loss are an esthetic dilemma that plagues many restorative dentists. Treatment...

| 12 years ago
Do You Have Control Issues With Time?

Do You Have Control Issues With Time?

How often do you find yourself saying you will do something when you 'find the time?' That may be all right if you're talking about watching a movie you've been...

| 12 years ago
Two Fundamental Steps For Implant Planning

Two Fundamental Steps For Implant Planning

Whether you're a specialist or restorative dentist, we are all faced with challenges; however, sometimes these challenges are avoidable with proper planning....

| 12 years ago
Five Reasons EVERY Dentist Should Be On LinkedIn

Five Reasons EVERY Dentist Should Be On LinkedIn

It was recently revealed that one out of every three dentists is active on LinkedIn. This may seem like a good portion of your colleagues but compared...

| 12 years ago
Two Options for Correcting Crown Contour to Close an Open Gingival Embrasure

Two Options for Correcting Crown Contour to Close an Open Gingival Embrasure

In a previous article, we discussed two etiologies of open gingival embrasures due to a short contact: root angulation and tooth shape. When the contact...

| 12 years ago
How Are You 'Parenting' Your Career?
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How Are You 'Parenting' Your Career?

This is a photo of me with two of my most trusted advisors: my sons, Kaleim and Rezwan. They both are MBAs, they both have proven themselves to have...

| 12 years ago