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'Adjusting and Polishing e.max Restorations' is Now Live!

'Adjusting and Polishing e.max Restorations' is Now Live!

Does your practice utilize e.max restorations? e.max restorations offer patients a strong and durable restoration, resulting in a natural and comfortable smile. If...

| 9 years ago
Priorities and Your Practice - A Pain Relief Tip for Dentists

Priorities and Your Practice - A Pain Relief Tip for Dentists

Most people know what they need to do to succeed, at least in general terms. When I see dentists who are not making the strides forward they are obviously...

| 9 years ago
Surprising Expasyl Conversation at Master’s Forum
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Surprising Expasyl Conversation at Master’s Forum

I was asked to give an update (via a current literature review) on the use of Expasyl during a recent workshop here at Spear. A 2012 article...

| 9 years ago
The 3 Kinds of Leader Every Dentist Must Be

The 3 Kinds of Leader Every Dentist Must Be

Many times I hear dentists say that they love the clinical side of dentistry, but they could do without the leadership issues that await them when they...

| 9 years ago
Oral Cancer Awareness - Will You Be Part of the Change?

Oral Cancer Awareness - Will You Be Part of the Change?

Did you know that April 14th through the 20th is National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week? Providing a comprehensive extra and intra-oral exam for...

| 9 years ago
Improving Case Acceptance - Part 1
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Improving Case Acceptance - Part 1

As we know, case acceptance is critical. We can't treat our patients without it, and we can't help them if we can't treat them. For me the key to case...

| 9 years ago
The Insurance Question: Where Your Focus Really Needs to Be

The Insurance Question: Where Your Focus Really Needs to Be

Dentists have always had a love-hate relationship with dental insurance companies. Perhaps it's more accurate to say that it is a relationship that has...

| 9 years ago
'What's the Difference' is Now Live!

'What's the Difference' is Now Live!

Spear presents a course by Kim Miller, R.D.H., B.S.D.H. – 'What's the Difference?' This five lesson course is helpful for dental coding that can seem confusing and redundant. Kim Miller...

| 9 years ago
Are You Letting Your Practice “Grow Up”?

Are You Letting Your Practice “Grow Up”?

I remember a time when my sons were young and went through three or four pairs of shoes a year because they were outgrowing them every few months....

| 9 years ago
Removing Ceramic Veneers With a Laser: Part 2
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Removing Ceramic Veneers With a Laser: Part 2

  Fig. 1 Click here to read Part One of this series. If you haven't noticed, we are now in an age of dentistry that praises 'conservation...

| 9 years ago
Is Your Dental Practice Lucky?

Is Your Dental Practice Lucky?

Dentists have a pretty level playing field when it comes to opportunity. Once you earn your degree and begin your own dental practice, you are dealing...

| 9 years ago
TADs to the Rescue!

TADs to the Rescue!

This is a patient who after several years of procrastinating has decided to move forward with treatment. The deciding factor for her was recurrent decay...

| 9 years ago