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Moving Beyond Dentistry’s ‘Zoom Boom’
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Practice Management

Moving Beyond Dentistry’s ‘Zoom Boom’

Dentistry's lessons learned from the 2020 pandemic go beyond the 'Zoom Boom.'

| 3 years ago ›
Digital Tools for Great Dentistry - 3 Must-Haves to Align Your Practice Team
Practice Team

Digital Tools for Great Dentistry - 3 Must-Haves to Align Your Practice Team

Spear Online provides the entire team with easy access to training tools through an enhanced mobile app, new Practice Delegate functionality, and faculty-curated...

| 3 years ago ›
Impression Pearls: Obtaining Successful and Predictable Indirect Restorative Outcomes
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Techniques & Materials

Impression Pearls: Obtaining Successful and Predictable Indirect Restorative Outcomes

Dr. Jeff Bonk shares three impression techniques to obtain clear preparation margins for predictable and successful indirect restorative outcomes.

| 3 years ago ›
Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME): Fixing the Deficient Maxillary Wax Rim
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Airway

Distraction Osteogenesis Maxillary Expansion (DOME): Fixing the Deficient Maxillary Wax Rim

With airway in mind, Dr. Jeff Rouse explains how DOME uses bone-borne expansion advantages of a MARPE paired with a reduced surgical intervention.

| 3 years ago ›
Old Tricks for New Dogs - Vertical Margin in Fixed Prosthodontics
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Techniques & Materials

Old Tricks for New Dogs - Vertical Margin in Fixed Prosthodontics

Follow this visual essay from Dr. Jason Smithson for tips to address the vertical margin in fixed prosthodontics.

| 3 years ago ›
2021 Campus Workshops for Hands-On Dental CE
Spear Updates

2021 Campus Workshops for Hands-On Dental CE

Learn alongside Spear Resident Faculty in small-group, hands-on, clinical CE workshops ranging from occlusion to airway.

| 3 years ago ›
Silicone Jig Technique for Cement-Retained Implant Supported Restoration
Beyond Restoration

Silicone Jig Technique for Cement-Retained Implant Supported Restoration

Follow Dr. Mitrani's visual essay to fabricate a silicone jig to control the cement around an implant-retained restoration.

| 3 years ago ›
Some Questions I’ve Been Asked About Occlusion Over the Years (Part 2)
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Occlusion & Wear

Some Questions I’ve Been Asked About Occlusion Over the Years (Part 2)

Philadelphia's Dr. Carl Steinberg addresses burning questions about bite splints, nightguards and other occlusion-related clinical challenges.

| 3 years ago ›
Orthodontic Therapy and the Airway – An AAO White Paper Review (Part 2)
Airway

Orthodontic Therapy and the Airway – An AAO White Paper Review (Part 2)

Airway management expert Dr. Jeff Rouse explains adult and childhood management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by orthodontists.

| 3 years ago ›
TMD: Could It Be More Than Muscle?
Beyond Restoration

TMD: Could It Be More Than Muscle?

TMD pain can be attributed to muscle or a combo of muscle, herniated disks, bone disorders, upper cervical misalignment, and other factors.

| 3 years ago ›
15 Tips to Find the Best Dentist
Spear Updates

15 Tips to Find the Best Dentist

What should you consider when choosing a dentist? Get 15 tips from dental professionals on how to find the top dentists in your...

| 3 years ago ›
Study Club Meetings Now Led Live and Mentored by Resident Faculty
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Spear Updates

Study Club Meetings Now Led Live and Mentored by Resident Faculty

Get direct access to Spear faculty in new study club meetings that provide more of a campus-like live experience for the interdisciplinary team.

| 3 years ago ›