'Be So Good, They Can't Ignore You'
Yes, that is a photo of Shelli and I standing alongside our good friends Steve Martin and Martin Short. Okay, maybe we're not really close personal...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Use Mock-Ups to Increase Case Acceptance
Using a mock-up is a great way to create value for esthetic dentistry. They help to visualize the desired end result in the patient's mouth; it helps...
Jeffrey Bonk | 12 years ago ›
Six Bad Reasons to Not Think About a Transition
Why deal with the headaches of managing a 'big' practice when you can just keep things at a nice intimate level?
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
I would like to share a particularly challenging case I had to deal with a few years ago, and how keeping an open mind along with some great teamwork...
John Carson | 12 years ago ›![Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations [Part II]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ZirconiaRestorations1.jpg)
Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations [Part II]
In my last article I provided some background information on zirconia full-contour restorations. This week I'll discuss indications and contraindications...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
Can You Spot the Two Patients in Your Schedule Ready for Ideal Care?
The equation that drives dentistry: How often you get to deliver ideal care is going to depend on what patients choose to accept. It's one thing to diagnose...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
How to Turn an Emergency into an Opportunity
Your day is booked solid, and you're on track and on time. Then it happens – an emergency patient has to be squeezed in. It can feel like someone...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Three Simple Tricks to a Great Model
The most common full coverage appliance employed in a restorative practice is the full coverage, hard appliance, built and adjusted in centric relation....
Mark Fleming | 12 years ago ›
If you are like me (read that as old, or rather, mature) you went all the way through dental school without magnification. I don't know how widespread...
Gary DeWood | 12 years ago ›
It's one of the most famous and successful behavioral experiments ever. It's been called the Marshmallow Test. In the late 60s, researchers at Stanford...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Why Dentists Should Never Take No For an Answer
What do you do when a patient says no to the treatment you have presented? If you're like many dentists you consider your job done, accept their decision...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations
It seems like whenever I am with a group of dentists discussing the latest and greatest advances in dental technology there are a lot of questions about...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›