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Your Secret Weapon in Earning Patient Loyalty

Your Secret Weapon in Earning Patient Loyalty

Years ago in Vancouver, I made my first visit for a hygiene appointment to what would become my long-time dental practice home. One of the reasons I became...

| 10 years ago
Why Do Practice Transitions Fail?

Why Do Practice Transitions Fail?

During my years in dental practice transition consulting, I was often called in to facilitate a transition that began well, but soon deteriorated into...

| 10 years ago
Spear Weekly Announcements 1/20-1/24

Spear Weekly Announcements 1/20-1/24

With all the new additions and innovations Spear continues to provide each week to benefit restorative dentists, we want to ensure that everyone is aware...

| 10 years ago
Occlusal Appliances: The Anterior-only Appliance for Treating Muscle Pain (Part II)
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Occlusal Appliances: The Anterior-only Appliance for Treating Muscle Pain (Part II)

As expressed in Part I of this article, an anterior-only appliance is an excellent choice for patients with muscle pain because it reduces muscle activity...

| 10 years ago
My Message to New Dentists

My Message to New Dentists

If you're a recent graduate or soon-to-be dentist your choice of career makes you among the luckiest people in the country. That's not just my opinion—most...

| 10 years ago
Fabricating Surgical Guides for Esthetic Crown-Lengthening Procedures

Fabricating Surgical Guides for Esthetic Crown-Lengthening Procedures

There are two types of surgical guides I recommend for surgical crown-lengthening procedures: an overlay guide or a copyplast stent. An overlay guide...

| 10 years ago
The Most Underrated Value Creation Tool In Dentistry

The Most Underrated Value Creation Tool In Dentistry

The intra-oral camera, panoramic digital X-rays and other technologies like them are phenomenal tools when it comes to educating patients about their...

| 10 years ago
Articulating Tape: I Can See Clearly Now
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Articulating Tape: I Can See Clearly Now

I hope I'm not the only dentist that struggles when placing some kind (really, any and all kinds) of tape, ribbon, or colored paper into my patient's...

| 10 years ago
How to Make a Long-Time Patient New Again
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How to Make a Long-Time Patient New Again

Dentists tend to love new patients because a new face in the chair represents new possibilities. Here is someone who has never been exposed to your approach...

| 10 years ago
Occlusal Appliances: The Anterior-only Appliance for Treating Muscle Pain (Part I)

Occlusal Appliances: The Anterior-only Appliance for Treating Muscle Pain (Part I)

As I described in a previous article, an anterior-only appliance is an excellent choice for patients with muscle pain because it reduces muscle activity...

| 10 years ago
Learn From Your Success

Learn From Your Success

We all learn from our mistakes. At least we hope we do, otherwise they just end up being setbacks with no upside. It's the experience and insight you...

| 10 years ago
Spear Weekly Announcements: 1/13-1/17

Spear Weekly Announcements: 1/13-1/17

Introducing a new weekly announcement series from Spear. With all the new additions and innovations Spear continues to provide each week to benefit restorative...

| 10 years ago