Experience More Than You Think Possible
A favorite quote from Jim Valvano: 'To me, there are three things we all should do every day. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number...
Peter Virga | 11 years ago ›
New Review Links Vitamin D with Lower Rates of Tooth Decay
According to a release from the University of Washington, a new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 11 years ago ›
Are You Ready for the Exceptional Patient?
Your dental practice is a lot like a public school. The public school system can handle a lot of students quite efficiently. But 'efficiently' is not...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
The Two Realities of Patient Care
Imagine a medical doctor who diagnoses a patient with a life-altering (although not life-threatening) condition. It is a condition he has seen many times....
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Doppler Auscultation at the Examination
You know that ANYTHING you can do to make your patients' visits to your office different from their visits to their last dentist will help them realize...
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›
A while ago I posted an article about how it is important to use the right language with patients if you want to evoke the right responses. The words...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
A Simple Tip to Evaluate and Adjust Interproximal Contacts
Have you ever over adjusted an interproximal contact of direct restorations? Unfortunately this happens to all of us on occasion and in most cases (unless...
John Carson | 11 years ago ›
Why Meeting Expectations is Not Good Enough
In a recent post, 'Are You Prepared for Success?', I talked about the importance of preparing for success by taking 'before' pictures in a methodical and...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›![Attack of the Collagen Eaters [Ed.]](https://assets.speareducation.com/www/uploads/blog/images/featured/19217.jpg)
Attack of the Collagen Eaters [Ed.]
The COLLAGEN EATERS have been released! When you prep a tooth, actually, when you create injury to any bodily tissue, some stuff called matrix...
Gary DeWood | 11 years ago ›
'The Only Appropriate Response is Gratefulness'
I've often said that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love the idea of taking a day to recognize and celebrate everything we are grateful for in...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›
Did you know that oral hygiene was a top priority in society as early as 5000 BC? Even though the brands of toothpaste that we have today are the...
Denise Prichard | 11 years ago ›
A Lesson in Ageless Thinking From James Bond
There is a scene in the latest James Bond movie, 'Skyfall,' where 007 is introduced to his new quartermaster – a man significantly younger than he...
Imtiaz Manji | 11 years ago ›