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Provisionals with Ease and Accuracy
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Provisionals with Ease and Accuracy

At the 2014 Spear Summit, a dentist asked me what was the most predictable, easy and accurate way to make provisionals for single units or 3-4 unit...

| 10 years ago
Your Dental Practice: Avoid Restrictive Patterns of Thinking

Your Dental Practice: Avoid Restrictive Patterns of Thinking

'How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?' I came across this deceptively profound question some time ago in a book I found, and it really...

| 10 years ago
Equilibration: Creating the End After Visualization

Equilibration: Creating the End After Visualization

Equilibration can provide benefits to the health and longevity of many patients - yet it still remains one of the most infrequently applied therapies...

| 10 years ago
Time Crunch Dilemma: Avoid These Two Reactions

Time Crunch Dilemma: Avoid These Two Reactions

One of the best things you can have in life is a healthy relationship with time. In fact, you can say that it is probably the most important component...

| 10 years ago
Treatment Planning 101: Part II

Treatment Planning 101: Part II

In the first article of this series, I began to discuss treatment planning and the importance of knowing how research can and should impact our treatment...

| 10 years ago
What is Your Success Plan?
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What is Your Success Plan?

It is not an exaggeration to say that almost every dentist who takes one of our hands-on workshops comes away profoundly changed by what they have learned....

| 10 years ago
Equilibration: Visualize the End Before You Begin

Equilibration: Visualize the End Before You Begin

When you were in dental school, you learned a lot about occlusion, but you probably didn't have a lot of time to actually digest it, or get a full...

| 10 years ago
Hiring For Your Dental Practice and the EEOC

Hiring For Your Dental Practice and the EEOC

In previous articles about hiring for your dental practice, I dove into a number of ways to interview that will help you select the right candidate. In...

| 10 years ago
The Spear ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

The Spear ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

// Spear was nominated by Dr. Sameer Puri and the cerecdoctors.com team to participate in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge - AND WE HAVE ACCEPTED! Amyotrophic...

| 10 years ago
Transferring Retention for Dental Patients with Problem Retention Issues

Transferring Retention for Dental Patients with Problem Retention Issues

In previous posts I discussed how you might go about setting up a plan for transfer of retention from orthodontists both within and outside your referral...

| 10 years ago
Your Success: Are You a Baseline Buster?

Your Success: Are You a Baseline Buster?

We all have what I call a baseline level of comfort and success in life. Whether we are talking about economic success, professional fulfilment, or personal...

| 10 years ago
Soft Tissue Healing Around Dental Implants
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Soft Tissue Healing Around Dental Implants

As we all know, proper soft tissue healing is critical around dental implants. Not only must we achieve healthy tissue, but it is often vital to the success...

| 10 years ago