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Do You Pre-wedge For Your Posterior Composites?

Do You Pre-wedge For Your Posterior Composites?

Direct posterior resin is a mainstay in clinical practice. However, it is not uncommon for clinicians to struggle creating consistently tight interproximal...

| 9 years ago
Patient Success vs. Dentist Success: The Myth of Conflicting Priorities

Patient Success vs. Dentist Success: The Myth of Conflicting Priorities

Goal-setting is a worthwhile way of driving results for just about anything in life worth pursuing. In my work with dentists, I sometimes see resistance...

| 9 years ago
New Spear Online Course: "Continual Specialist Communication: Who Is Responsible?"

New Spear Online Course: "Continual Specialist Communication: Who Is Responsible?"

Drs. Mary Anne Salcetti and Kevin Kwiecien stress the importance of communication in a timely fashion or on a regular basis during treatment with the...

| 9 years ago
New Spear Online Team Meeting: "Being The Best: A Mindset"

New Spear Online Team Meeting: "Being The Best: A Mindset"

In 'Being the Best: A Mindset,' you will learn how choosing to be the best—as individuals and as a team—is the most important factor that drives better enjoyment, patient success...

| 9 years ago
10 Factors That Will Influence Anterior Preparation Design, Part II

10 Factors That Will Influence Anterior Preparation Design, Part II

In Part 1 of this article, the five factors that have the greatest influence on anterior preparation design were discussed. It is now time to review...

| 9 years ago
The Lesson of the $800 Swim

The Lesson of the $800 Swim

'I urge all dentists who are going through a growth phase to step back and think about how to best capture the full value of that growth. Think about...

| 9 years ago
Make Patients Feel Good About Saying Yes

Make Patients Feel Good About Saying Yes

Just about every dentist is haunted by the ones who got away—the patients who listened carefully to your treatment plan presentation and said yes, only to...

| 9 years ago
Spear Digest - Best of Summer, Part 1

Spear Digest - Best of Summer, Part 1

Have you been keeping up with the informative articles on Spear Digest? We kicked off the summer with some posts that have gotten a lot of buzz. Take...

| 9 years ago
Implant Size: Does It Matter, and How Big IS Enough?

Implant Size: Does It Matter, and How Big IS Enough?

The next time you see limited bone and think that there is not enough bone or that it won't work because the implants will be too small, you may want...

| 9 years ago
3 Numbers That Drive a Successful Life

3 Numbers That Drive a Successful Life

And as much as we like to say that the important things in life are not about money, the fact is money and time are inextricably linked, and they go a...

| 9 years ago
New Spear Course Now Available: "Biologic Susceptibility to Periodontitis"

New Spear Course Now Available: "Biologic Susceptibility to Periodontitis"

This course provides a framework to begin to sort through the factors that might increase an individual's susceptibility to periodontitis from a biological...

| 9 years ago
Potential Implant Problems Due to Continued Facial Development and Tooth Eruption

Potential Implant Problems Due to Continued Facial Development and Tooth Eruption

Although it can be difficult, facial type may help to identify the patients who will have continued facial development and tooth eruption as well as the...

| 9 years ago