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One Job Board to Rule Them All
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One Job Board to Rule Them All

In the last two articles we dove into sourcing strategies for selecting candidates. First, we talked about the preparation that needs to go into creating...

| 10 years ago
Spear Welcomes New Faculty Member Dr. Darin Dichter
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Spear Welcomes New Faculty Member Dr. Darin Dichter

Spear is honored to introduce Darin Dichter, D.M.D. as a member of the Spear resident faculty. Dr. Dichter brings nearly 20 years of clinical, research and...

| 10 years ago
New Restorative Course: Impressions for Our Endentulous Patients
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New Restorative Course: Impressions for Our Endentulous Patients

Treating edentulous patients, those without teeth or soon-to-be without teeth, can be a very personal process for the patient and quite a challenge for...

| 10 years ago
Why You Should Love Your ‘Bad’ Patients
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Why You Should Love Your ‘Bad’ Patients

Some patients are easy to love. They respect your value, accept your recommendations, pay promptly and are always looking to do the best thing for their...

| 10 years ago
How Much Do You Really Know About Your Next Patient?
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How Much Do You Really Know About Your Next Patient?

Know your audience. That is a cardinal rule, whether you are writing, or giving a presentation, or whether you are a dentist having a one-on-one treatment...

| 10 years ago
The Infamous Monday After CE
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The Infamous Monday After CE

How many times have we heard the phrase, this course will change the way you do dentistry on Monday – or when you go back to the office on Monday…...

| 10 years ago
Short Roots
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Short Roots

This is a follow-up to Frank's article entitled, Oh Wow, That is BAD! This patient had orthodontic treatment at the age of 35. Since I didn't...

| 10 years ago
Why Wait for a Crisis?

Why Wait for a Crisis?

I remember when we, as a family, had to come to grips with the reality that my wife Shahinool's cancer had progressed to the point where there was little...

| 10 years ago
New Staff Training Hygiene Course: The Four-Pronged Approach

New Staff Training Hygiene Course: The Four-Pronged Approach

Over the last decade, the role of the dental hygienist has changed quite a bit. A hygienist used to focus on just treating the mouth, but now their role...

| 10 years ago
How Do You Respond to the Patients’ Greatest Hits?
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How Do You Respond to the Patients’ Greatest Hits?

People are all different, and people are all the same. Anyone who works in a service profession, such as dentistry, comes to understand this paradox intimately....

| 10 years ago
What Makes a Dental Team Great?

What Makes a Dental Team Great?

There are a lot of factors that go into making up a well-functioning, smoothly-aligned, high-performing dental team – but I would say that one...

| 10 years ago
New Staff Training Hygiene Course Available

New Staff Training Hygiene Course Available

Over the last decade, the role of the dental hygienist has certainly changed – from being a tooth cleaner to being a health care provider. The role...

| 10 years ago