The Three Goals of Equilibration
One of the most confusing areas of dentistry is the concept of altering a patient's natural occlusion through equilibration. To fully understand equilibration,...
Mark Fleming | 12 years ago ›
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...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 12 years ago ›
What Can Dentists Learn From the Parenting Experience
Raising kids can be difficult work, as anyone who has them knows. When they're very young, they need constant attention (and diaper changing) and cost...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
I imagine that every dentist has at one time or another caught a plastic removable appliance (flipper) on a rag wheel and spun it into oblivion. It's...
Mary Anne Salcetti | 12 years ago ›
Finishing Power: One of the Secrets to Real Leadership
I study leadership the way dentists study clinical care—it's my profession. I've led successful businesses myself for more than 30 years, and a big...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Upcoming Show to Feature Dental Disparities
On June 26, Frontline, the popular PBS newsmagazine program, will air a story that focuses on access to care disparities and the 'business of...
Martin Mendelson | 12 years ago ›
We look at how cone beam CT helped better prepare a dentist and surgeon for implant placement surgery.
Steve Ratcliff | 12 years ago ›
Does Google Know You're a Dentist?
By now just about every dentist has come to realize that having a website is practically as important has having a telephone. And I've seen some pretty...
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With processed foods and beverages littering the aisles of every grocery store, and likely every pantry across the country, the enamel of our nation's...
Denise Prichard | 12 years ago ›
Why is Your New Patient Coming to See You?
In most cases, that new patient you're seeing is someone else's 'old' patient. So why are they in your practice now? Why did they leave their previous...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
The ingenius treatment planning template created by Frank Spear many years ago has been added to. The template gives the restorative dentist a visual...
Gary DeWood | 12 years ago ›
Two Ways to Get the Most From Your Team
I've said it many times: great practices are about more than great dentists. They almost always are driven by great dentists supported by great teams....
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›