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Three Strategies for Moving Forward
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Three Strategies for Moving Forward

Every dentist has issues they have to deal with—whether they are team issues, patient issues, facility or business issues, time or economic issues. This is...

| 10 years ago
New From Frank Spear: Treatment Planning Evolution with Practice Evolution

New From Frank Spear: Treatment Planning Evolution with Practice Evolution

There are many factors that enter into the processes of treatment planning and case presentation. One factor that we don't often think about is the fact...

| 10 years ago
Answering Dentistry’s Trick Question
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Answering Dentistry’s Trick Question

Which is more important to you – running a high-quality practice that provides quality clinical care administered by a quality team that delivers a...

| 10 years ago
The Importance of a Job Analysis When Hiring

The Importance of a Job Analysis When Hiring

If you have ever had to hire someone, you can relate to the frustration of not getting great candidates. As the economy improves, the war for talent will...

| 10 years ago
You Are Creating Your Own Future Right Now

You Are Creating Your Own Future Right Now

At the July Fourth celebration I attended last week, a band performed. They called themselves 'Boogie Nights' and when I saw them take the stage in their...

| 10 years ago
Have You Claimed Your Independence?
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Have You Claimed Your Independence?

I am now a U.S. citizen, but I also retain my Canadian citizenship, so I got a double helping of celebrations last week—Canada Day on the first of July and of...

| 10 years ago
Are You Making Your Schedule Work for You?

Are You Making Your Schedule Work for You?

Do you ever find yourself coming into the office in the morning, taking a glance at the day's schedule, and finding yourself exhausted before your day...

| 10 years ago
Get Yourself a 'Performance Partner'
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Get Yourself a 'Performance Partner'

As I have pointed out many times, dentistry is an essentially solitary profession. If you have your own practice, nobody is there to tell what you need...

| 10 years ago
New from Frank Spear: Creating a New Patient Experience with Intention

New from Frank Spear: Creating a New Patient Experience with Intention

Trying to understand behavior tactics and proper procedures at a new patient’s visit can be some of the most challenging things we face as clinicians. We don't...

| 10 years ago
How to Wake Up
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How to Wake Up

When I was a boy in Kenya, we kept a rooster in our backyard. Every morning, bright and early, that rooster would do what roosters do when the sun comes...

| 10 years ago
Some Ancient Wisdom for Modern Dentists

Some Ancient Wisdom for Modern Dentists

What does it mean to be educated? I suppose one could say it means having a mountain of debt – considering what it costs to obtain a university...

| 10 years ago
How Are YOU Different?
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How Are YOU Different?

It isn't a stretch to say that every dentist that spends time with Spear Education is different from the dentists who populate the majority of our profession....

| 10 years ago