Anterior e.max Restorations: Design Considerations
Do you ever specify to the technician how you want an anterior e.max restoration designed? From an esthetic standpoint, I generally want my anterior ceramic...
Greggory Kinzer | 9 years ago ›
'Mandibular Nerve Blocks, Part 2' is Now Live!
Dr. Stanley Malamed is back with the third part of Spear's dental anesthesia series. In the first course of this series, Understanding Dental Anesthesia,...
Abigail Pfeiffer | 9 years ago ›
Managing Batteries for Dental Photography
Utilizing rechargeable batteries in the dental office can be a great idea- especially for the flash systems used with dental photography. One problem...
Darin Dichter | 9 years ago ›
Price vs. Value: What to Think About When You are Buying a Dental Practice
Purchasing a dental practice is a life-defining moment, so of course if you're looking to buy, you want to make sure you are getting good value for...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
This Facebow Must Be Wrong! The Model Will Not Fit.
Has this ever happened to you? The upper model is trimmed normally, you position it on the bitefork, close the upper member of the articulator, and the...
Gary DeWood | 9 years ago ›
How More Than 8,000 Dentists Have Grown in Confidence and Competence
Here is a list of tools that thousands of dentists have used to increase their competence and confidence.
Benjamin Rojek | 9 years ago ›
The Top 4 Tools More Than 8,000 Dentists Have Used to Grow Their Practices
Learn more about how you, too, could grow your dental practice with Spear.
Benjamin Rojek | 9 years ago ›
Where Did My Teeth Go? Changes in Tooth Display as we Age
Aging causes more than just wrinkles and aches and pains – it also affects our smiles. I like to show patients the two slides below, to demonstrate...
Arezoo Bahar | 9 years ago ›
An Important Insight into How Patients Think about Pain
Have you ever performed a difficult procedure—one where the patient was in obvious discomfort for most of the time—only to have them report afterwards that 'it...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›
Maintaining Edentulous Spaces … Are There Consequences?
Patients that value dental health are motivated by the consequences of not taking an appropriate action. Taking a tooth or perhaps several teeth out...
Doug Benting | 9 years ago ›
Improving Case Acceptance: Part Three - Taking it Further
Previously I shared some tips for improving case acceptance (click here for Part 1 and Part 2) and I wrote that I do not always review all...
John Carson | 9 years ago ›
What Makes a Dental Team Great?
There are all lot of factors that go into making up a well-functioning, smoothly-aligned, high-performing dental team – but I would say that one of...
Imtiaz Manji | 9 years ago ›