Training Your Dental Office to Have the ‘Courage to Try’
There are lots of very talented people who never rise above average. Imtiaz Manji discusses how to overcome this hurdle through dental office training.
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
Three Tips to Virtually Eliminate Composite Sensitivity
Dr. John Carson shares his top three tips on how to virtually eliminate composite sensitivity.
John Carson | 9 years ago ›
Power of Sour: Dietary Acids and Oral Hygiene
How can you better help your patients who love their dietary acids? Dr. Donna Stenberg shares resources and things to keep in mind.
Donna Stenberg | 9 years ago ›
A Motto for ‘Patient-First’ Dental Practice Team Building
Imtiaz Manji, the chairman of Spear, shares an important motto for dental practice team building.
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
New Spear Online Course: “Implants 101”
In this lesson, Dr. Steve Ratcliff compares and contrasts the three different types of dental implants.
Benjamin Rojek | 9 years ago ›
New Spear Online Course: “Posterior Composites: Keys to Clinical Success" Part 1
In Part 1 of this lesson, Dr. Kevin Kwiecien explores posterior composites and the debate on composite versus amalgam...
Benjamin Rojek | 9 years ago ›
Three Rules for Winning the War—Even If You Lose Some Battles
The bottom line is that creating patient value is a process, one that you need to be engaged in with each patient on each visit, to the best of your ability,...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
Where, Oh Where, Did That Tooth Wear Come From? Part 1
Tooth wear presents as a significant challenge for many reasons, not the least of which is attempting to identify the etiology of the wear, which in turn...
Frank Spear | 9 years ago ›
Orthodontic vs. Restorative Treatment?
Making the correct diagnosis is the key to successful treatment outcomes. If orthodontic treatment was carried out, the spaces would have closed, but...
Arezoo Bahar | 9 years ago ›
The 4 Kinds of Time That Drive Your Life
Spending time with the team and working on growth strategies is just as important as the time you spend in the operatory, but too often it gets crowded...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
Spear Digest Best of Summer, Part II
Every week we publish clinical and practice management articles to help dentists expand their clinical skills, and improve their practices. Below are...
John Roark | 9 years ago ›
Pictures: They Don't Always Tell the Whole Story
Dentistry is never static, however, the principles of diagnosis and treatment planning are timeless. What changes is not the principle but the understanding...
Steve Ratcliff | 9 years ago ›