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Become a Better Client With The Lab Check-In Checklist

Become a Better Client With The Lab Check-In Checklist

The use of checklists is a proven strategy to reduce errors and increase predictability. This strategy propelled mobile surgical clinics in Africa and...

| 9 years ago
Ergonomic Benefits of Ultrasonic Instrumentation

Ergonomic Benefits of Ultrasonic Instrumentation

As a clinician who was trained primarily to use hand scalers, I'm encouraged by how incorporating ultrasonic instrumentation immediately improves the...

| 9 years ago
What Implant Is That?

What Implant Is That?

Have your ever inherited a case with an unknown implant type that you need to identify in order to treat?  If it's not happened to you yet count your...

| 9 years ago
One Simple Thing NOT to Do to Increase Your Case Acceptance

One Simple Thing NOT to Do to Increase Your Case Acceptance

I talk a lot about value creation, and how important it is to develop your communication skills so that you know what to say to get patients thinking...

| 9 years ago
New Spear Course: "Challenges of Practice Leadership"

New Spear Course: "Challenges of Practice Leadership"

Practicing dentistry is more than just using your clinical skills...improving your practice management skills is crucial to running a successful dental practice....

| 9 years ago
New Spear Course: Presenting Treatment Options Versus a Treatment Plan to Improve Case Acceptance

New Spear Course: Presenting Treatment Options Versus a Treatment Plan to Improve Case Acceptance

Spear's latest Team Meeting course is now available! Presenting Treatment Options Versus a Treatment Plan to Improve Case Acceptance, Dr. Frank Spear...

| 9 years ago
Determining the Completion of Growth for Implant Placement  in Young Patients

Determining the Completion of Growth for Implant Placement in Young Patients

Most young patients that are congenitally missing teeth are 14 to 16 years of age at the completion of orthodontic treatment. At what age can...

| 9 years ago
Class II Resin Restorations: Quick Tips to Help Manage the “Step Child” of Direct Restorations
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Class II Resin Restorations: Quick Tips to Help Manage the “Step Child” of Direct Restorations

Over the past decade, there has been a huge shift in dentistry going from using amalgam or 'mercury' fillings in posterior teeth to being 'metal free,'...

| 9 years ago
Changing Your Patients’ Story About Dentistry

Changing Your Patients’ Story About Dentistry

Success in any business can come down to how you are perceived. That's why billions are spent on advertising every year, and it's why new companies...

| 9 years ago
Got Too Much Overjet?

Got Too Much Overjet?

As part of an interdisciplinary team the discussion of overjet is an important one. Do we have too much or not enough?  Both scenarios offer their own...

| 9 years ago
As If the Debate About Centric Relation Wasn’t Enough: Part I
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As If the Debate About Centric Relation Wasn’t Enough: Part I

Do you remember the way it felt when you finally understood the difference between their, there and they're? What about being able to distinguish between...

| 9 years ago
I Don't Grind My Teeth

I Don't Grind My Teeth

Helping patients manage bruxism can be difficult when they don't believe they're at risk. Here's how to help them understand what's happening.

| 9 years ago