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Stress and Dentistry:  How to Reduce and Manage Stress
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Stress and Dentistry: How to Reduce and Manage Stress

Stress and dentistry are too often connected. In this article, learn new techniques to reduce stress and take better care of your physical and mental...

| 1 year ago
Three Shell Provisional Techniques and a Relining Case Study
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Three Shell Provisional Techniques and a Relining Case Study

Dr. John Carson summarizes the three main shell provisional techniques, emphasizing shell relining in a detailed case study.

| 1 year ago
The Importance of Ergonomics in Dentistry: How Staff Well-Being Supports Practice Resiliency

The Importance of Ergonomics in Dentistry: How Staff Well-Being Supports Practice Resiliency

The importance of ergonomics in dentistry is often underestimated, even though almost all dental professionals report pain from daily work.

| 2 years ago
Top 10 Tips for New Dentists

Top 10 Tips for New Dentists

In this article, Dr. Rouse shares his top ten tips for new dentists. His advice will help create dental excellence in your practice.

| 2 years ago
The Essential Elements of Occlusal Appliance Fabrication
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The Essential Elements of Occlusal Appliance Fabrication

Spear's Dr. Darin Ditcher explains the essential elements of occlusal appliance fabrication and the analog options for transferring information to the...

| 2 years ago
Using a Hybrid Dental Schedule to Increase Production for Today and Tomorrow

Using a Hybrid Dental Schedule to Increase Production for Today and Tomorrow

Creating an ideal dental schedule for your practice will increase productivity for the current month and months to come. Find out how to plan more efficiently...

| 2 years ago
Four Key Elements of Esthetic Dentistry and the Importance of the Prototype

Four Key Elements of Esthetic Dentistry and the Importance of the Prototype

Spear's Dr. Ricardo Mitrani outlines the four key elements of communicating esthetic considerations and the importance of utilizing a prototype.

| 2 years ago
Creating Habits That Highlight the Benefits of Patient Education

Creating Habits That Highlight the Benefits of Patient Education

Utilizing the benefits of patient education is one way to create positive change and start building habits within your practice. Spear's Orientation Specialist,...

| 2 years ago
The Significance of Centric Relation When Preparing Posterior Crowns

The Significance of Centric Relation When Preparing Posterior Crowns

Dr. Bonk shares a discussion with a resident about the significance of centric relation when preparing posterior crowns to avoid the sudden loss of vertical...

| 2 years ago
Using Dental Metrics as Your Roadmap to Success

Using Dental Metrics as Your Roadmap to Success

Tracking granular level dental metrics specific to your practice can help you build a roadmap to success for years to come. Read on to see how to make...

| 2 years ago
Three Points of Clarity to Improve Dental Team Communication and the Tools to Get You There

Three Points of Clarity to Improve Dental Team Communication and the Tools to Get You There

Issues in dental team communication usually stem from lack of clarity. In this article, Aimee Fletcher provides tools and three points of clarity that...

| 2 years ago
How Pulp Testing Can Benefit Restorative Dentistry
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How Pulp Testing Can Benefit Restorative Dentistry

Spear's Dr. Andy Janiga explains how restorative dentists can benefit from the use of pulp testing before starting treatment on a patient.

| 2 years ago