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Managing Batteries for Dental Photography

Managing Batteries for Dental Photography

Utilizing rechargeable batteries in the dental office can be a great idea- especially for the flash systems used with dental photography. One problem...

| 9 years ago
Price vs. Value: What to Think About When You are Buying a Dental Practice

Price vs. Value: What to Think About When You are Buying a Dental Practice

Purchasing a dental practice is a life-defining moment, so of course if you're looking to buy, you want to make sure you are getting good value for...

| 9 years ago
This Facebow Must Be Wrong! The Model Will Not Fit.

This Facebow Must Be Wrong! The Model Will Not Fit.

Has this ever happened to you? The upper model is trimmed normally, you position it on the bitefork, close the upper member of the articulator, and the...

| 9 years ago
How More Than 8,000 Dentists Have Grown in Confidence and Competence

How More Than 8,000 Dentists Have Grown in Confidence and Competence

Here is a list of tools that thousands of dentists have used to increase their competence and confidence.

| 9 years ago
The Top 4 Tools More Than 8,000 Dentists Have Used to Grow Their Practices

The Top 4 Tools More Than 8,000 Dentists Have Used to Grow Their Practices

Learn more about how you, too, could grow your dental practice with Spear.

| 9 years ago
Where Did My Teeth Go? Changes in Tooth Display as we Age

Where Did My Teeth Go? Changes in Tooth Display as we Age

Aging causes more than just wrinkles and aches and pains – it also affects our smiles. I like to show patients the two slides below, to demonstrate...

| 9 years ago
An Important Insight into How Patients Think about Pain

An Important Insight into How Patients Think about Pain

Have you ever performed a difficult procedure—one where the patient was in obvious discomfort for most of the time—only to have them report afterwards that 'it...

| 9 years ago
Maintaining Edentulous Spaces … Are There Consequences?

Maintaining Edentulous Spaces … Are There Consequences?

Patients that value dental health are motivated by the consequences of not taking an appropriate action. Taking a tooth or perhaps several teeth out...

| 9 years ago
Improving Case Acceptance: Part Three - Taking it Further

Improving Case Acceptance: Part Three - Taking it Further

Previously I shared some tips for improving case acceptance (click here for Part 1 and Part 2) and I wrote that I do not always review all...

| 9 years ago
What Makes a Dental Team Great?

What Makes a Dental Team Great?

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

| 9 years ago
‘Treatment Planning For a Great Hire’ is Now Live!

‘Treatment Planning For a Great Hire’ is Now Live!

Do you find it difficult to hire great employees? Are you tired of only finding mediocre talent? Is this negatively affecting your practice?

| 9 years ago
‘Defining Your Practice’s Unique Mission and Identity’ is Now Live!

‘Defining Your Practice’s Unique Mission and Identity’ is Now Live!

What are methods you utilize to attract and retain patients? Can you implement new approaches that increase patient retention?

| 9 years ago