What to Cover in a Morning Meeting
A lot of dental teams start the day with a morning 'huddle' meeting. But it can't just be a matter of going through the motions – and it shouldn't...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›Monthly Spotlight [September/October]
With all of the great content offered by the Spear Faculty and guest writers each month, we want to make certain that you don't miss any of it. The following...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 12 years ago ›How to Bring Patients 'Up-to-Date' on Their Dental Care
I'm sure you have at least a few patients like this. When they open wide, you see what I call a 'museum of dentistry.' From a dentist's perspective the...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Without Orthodontic Extrusion
In a previous article, 'Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Through Orthodontic Extrusion', I discussed the use of orthodontic extrusion to...
Frank Spear | 12 years ago ›Turn an Emergency Into a Success
The CEREC process allows you to image and design restorations ranging from a single unit to a long span provisional. The capabilities of the system are...
Sameer Puri D.D.S. | 12 years ago ›The Importance of Prosthetic Driven Implant Placement
Nothing frustrates me more than having an implant show up in my office that's in the wrong place. Here is a case that showed up on my doorstep the other...
Darin O'Bryan, D.D.S. | 12 years ago ›Esthetic Management of a Flat Periodontium Through Orthodontic Extrusion
Patients that are prone to generalized interproximal anterior bone loss are an esthetic dilemma that plagues many restorative dentists. Treatment...
Frank Spear | 12 years ago ›Do You Have Control Issues With Time?
How often do you find yourself saying you will do something when you 'find the time?' That may be all right if you're talking about watching a movie you've been...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›Two Fundamental Steps For Implant Planning
Whether you're a specialist or restorative dentist, we are all faced with challenges; however, sometimes these challenges are avoidable with proper planning....
John Carson | 12 years ago ›Five Reasons EVERY Dentist Should Be On LinkedIn
It was recently revealed that one out of every three dentists is active on LinkedIn. This may seem like a good portion of your colleagues but compared...
Denise Prichard | 12 years ago ›Two Options for Correcting Crown Contour to Close an Open Gingival Embrasure
In a previous article, we discussed two etiologies of open gingival embrasures due to a short contact: root angulation and tooth shape. When the contact...
Frank Spear | 12 years ago ›How Are You 'Parenting' Your Career?
This is a photo of me with two of my most trusted advisors: my sons, Kaleim and Rezwan. They both are MBAs, they both have proven themselves to have...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›