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My Tooth Broke as I Was Eating Soft Bread
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Beyond Restoration

My Tooth Broke as I Was Eating Soft Bread

There is no reason for a dental restoration to have an expiration date, though the longevity or prognosis of any dental restoration is directly influenced...

| 5 years ago ›
Finding Mentors for Life
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Practice Management

Finding Mentors for Life

U.S. Army dentist Dr. Andy Janiga shares how his personal mentors and networking through Spear Study Club shaped his confidence in dentistry.

| 5 years ago ›
Taking the ‘Voodoo’ Out of Vertical Dimension of Occlusion 
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Occlusion & Wear

Taking the ‘Voodoo’ Out of Vertical Dimension of Occlusion 

Learn the definition of VDO and specific criteria for evaluation, decision-making and action for a change of vertical to address excessive tooth wear.

| 5 years ago ›
Let’s Be Real: Dentistry is Mentally Challenging 
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Practice Management

Let’s Be Real: Dentistry is Mentally Challenging 

As part of Mental Health Awareness Month, dentists facing serious personal or workplace stress should consider how 'real' their struggles are and seek...

| 5 years ago ›
My Treatment Plan and Informed Consent Process
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Case Presentation

My Treatment Plan and Informed Consent Process

Treatment plans must use simple terms with the options clearly outlined, should be presented in writing and be fully reviewed with the patient to mitigate...

| 5 years ago ›
Airway, Sleep and Respiratory Reflux
Airway

Airway, Sleep and Respiratory Reflux

Learn a new perspective on reflux and the possible triggering mechanisms that occur during sleep.

| 5 years ago ›
Managing ‘Kissing Contacts’
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Beyond Restoration

Managing ‘Kissing Contacts’

Explore ways to predictably deliver tight and well-contoured contacts from composite and what some clinicians refer to as 'kissing contacts.'

| 5 years ago ›
Options for Determining Vertical Dimension with Edentulous Patients
Beyond Restoration

Options for Determining Vertical Dimension with Edentulous Patients

Learn how to manage occlusal vertical dimension (OVD) with pre-extraction and post-extraction methods, including the widely used freeway space approach.

| 5 years ago ›
Achieving Your Practice Goals: Are You Looking in the Wrong Direction?
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Practice Management

Achieving Your Practice Goals: Are You Looking in the Wrong Direction?

Surgical specialist Dr. Douglas Smail makes recommendations to address the 'lagging measures' that can significantly hinder practice growth.

| 5 years ago ›
Patient Relations: Topic of 3 New Team Meetings
Practice Management

Patient Relations: Topic of 3 New Team Meetings

Spear Online features three new team meeting modules designed to help your practice team shape the comforting, nurturing patient experience that leads...

| 5 years ago ›
Color and Shade Selection for Anterior Composites
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Esthetics

Color and Shade Selection for Anterior Composites

Dr. James H. Peyton addresses custom shade selection to find the best match for esthetics cases.

| 5 years ago ›
Watch the ‘Seattle Protocol’ in Action
Airway

Watch the ‘Seattle Protocol’ in Action

In the new Spear Online course, 'Seattle Protocol Chairside Demonstration,' Dr. Jeff Rouse provides a live chairside demonstration of the six steps of the...

| 5 years ago ›