Do You Have the Courage to Grow?
'If only I knew then what I know now.' We've all said it at one time or another as we look back on our earlier struggles from the vantage point of hard-won...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
New Spear Course: Using the "Opening Ears" Method to Build Patient Trust During the Initial Exam
Spear's latest Team Meeting course is now live! Using the 'Opening Ears' Method to Build Patient Trust During the Initial Exam will help teach you...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 9 years ago ›
New Spear Course: Difficult Conversations for the Front Office
Spear's newest course, Difficult Conversations for the Front Office, is the fourth course in Spear's 'Difficult Conversations' series. Every position...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 9 years ago ›
Factors That Influence Anterior Preparation Design - Part I
Since treatment planning is the key to determining the proper preparation design, you must first establish what problems exist. This means comprehensively...
Robert Winter | 9 years ago ›
One Simple Secret for Increasing Invitations to Your Practice
There are a lot of strategies for getting patients to invite friends and family to your practice. When you get right down to it, everything you and...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
There are many dental products available today to serve a multitude of different purposes, sometimes the number of choices can become overwhelming....
Frank Spear | 9 years ago ›
The Value of a Dental Practice Office Manager
If an office manager's job in a dental practice is not well defined, it can be a truly thankless role. The team members just want to be left alone...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
If you have been in dentistry for any time at all, and even outside of dentistry, we have heard the term or acronym 'TMJ.' When most people here it,...
Jeff Lineberry | 9 years ago ›
The Online Tools More Than 8,000 Dentists Have Used to Effectively Grow Their Clinical Skills
We list are 4 important tools dentists can use to grow their dental clinical...
Benjamin Rojek | 9 years ago ›
Turning Flyover Country into Drive-Over Country
This summer I decided to do something different. First of all, I decided to escape the Arizona heat and spend most of my time in Vancouver, where...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
New Spear Course: Difficult Conversations in the Operatory for the Hygienist
Your hygienist has a lot of contact with your patients. Just as dentists often need to have difficult conversations with patients about treatment...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 9 years ago ›
Dental Implants: Modifying Provisionals
Figure 1 If you are like me, then implants are becoming a bigger and bigger part of your practice. As we know, managing soft tissue around...
John Carson | 9 years ago ›