Buying vs. Starting a Dental Practice – Tips and Considerations
Are you considering buying an existing practice or starting one from scratch? Dr. Carl Steinberg shares 40+ years of wisdom for doctors looking to...
Carl Steinberg | 3 years ago ›
Loading Protocols for Implant Overdentures – To Wait or Not to Wait?
Follow Dr. Darin Dichter as he outlines current loading protocols and recommendations for implant overdentures, based on current literature.
Darin Dichter | 3 years ago ›
Facilitating Treatment Utilizing Pre-Existing Implant Components
In this case review, Dr. Ricardo Mitrani explores how his team expedited provisionalization and mitigated cost involving pre-existing implant components.
Ricardo Mitrani | 3 years ago ›
How to Find (and Get) the Right Job as a New Dentist
Looking to land the right job at the right dental practice? Dr. Andy Janiga shares his tips for new dentists and recent dental school grads.
Andy Janiga | 3 years ago ›
Learning “Superfood” – How One Question Makes Campus Learning Stick
Resident faculty instructor Dr. Jeff Bonk reflects on how he has made the transition from campus learning to practice reality.
Jeffrey Bonk | 3 years ago ›
Post-Pandemic Dentistry: Bruxism, Tooth Wear, and Communication
Dr. Frank Spear explores considerations for pandemic-induced increases in bruxism—and discusses how the co-diagnosis approach can inspire action.
Frank Spear | 3 years ago ›
12 Things Dentists Say That Undermines Team Psychological Safety—and What to Say Instead
Dr. Ricardo Mitrani explores 12 reasons why practice owners struggle to foster psychological safety—and why a 'litmus test' is valuable.
Ricardo Mitrani | 3 years ago ›
Shedding Light on the Dark Side of Dentistry—a Conversation with Dr. Kyle Stanley
Dr. Martin Mendelson and Dr. Kyle Stanley sit down to discuss mental health for dental professionals, and how identity and pressure to succeed impacts...
Karen Hewell | 3 years ago ›
Social Media in the Dental Practice—a Primer
Dr. Suzanna Sayegh shares why social media is the key to practice growth and patient education in the digital age.
Suzanna Sayegh | 3 years ago ›
Bonding Indirect Restoration – Do You Need to Polish the Resin Cement Gap?
Dr. Bob Winter shares his technique to achieve a smooth composite resin cement line with less bacterial adherence and healthier gingival tissue.
Robert Winter | 3 years ago ›
The Future of Dentistry: Continuing Education in the Digital Age
Spear Talk moderators and campus mentors Drs. Jeff Bonk and Jeff Lineberry discuss what the future holds for dental continuing education—on campus and online.
Jeffrey Bonk | 3 years ago ›
Spear Member Highlight – Dr. Daniel Balderrama
Meet Dr. Daniel Balderrama, an Illinois-based practice owner and Spear member who transformed his team through continuing education with Spear.
Karen Hewell | 3 years ago ›