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Direct vs. Indirect Restorations for a Maxillary Central Incisor

Direct vs. Indirect Restorations for a Maxillary Central Incisor

Your patient needs a maxillary central incisor restoration. A direct composite restoration may be the best option, since it is generally less expensive...

| 5 years ago
Predictable Ceramic Veneer Margins - Eliminate Unsupported Enamel with ‘Tornado Technique’
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Predictable Ceramic Veneer Margins - Eliminate Unsupported Enamel with ‘Tornado Technique’

The 'Tornado Technique' provides a solid visual image for clinically preparing interproximal veneer margins in a strategic and effective manner.

| 5 years ago
Study Club Module: Managing Patients with Apically Positioned Gingiva

Study Club Module: Managing Patients with Apically Positioned Gingiva

Dr. Robert Winter explains how to treat patients with gingival recession, with or without non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs).

| 5 years ago
Customize Your Lobby Experience with Patient Education Video Playlists

Customize Your Lobby Experience with Patient Education Video Playlists

New customizable Spear Online Patient Education lobby video playlists allow dental practices to feature the visual content that patients need.

| 5 years ago
Tips to Overcome Common Mistakes in Conversion Protocol for Fixed Hybrids

Tips to Overcome Common Mistakes in Conversion Protocol for Fixed Hybrids

Get tips on fixed hybrid techniques, including an immediate loading protocol that includes converting an immediate denture to a fixed provisional, implant-supported...

| 5 years ago
Customized Video Playlists User’s Guide

Customized Video Playlists User’s Guide

Whether it's to showcase your work, announce your practice's events or promote new services, consider creating a customized lobby video playlist using...

| 5 years ago
Tips to Empower Dental Office Managers
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Tips to Empower Dental Office Managers

Learn five key areas of focus to elevate your office manager into a role that aligns the entire dental practice team on goals, feedback and accountability.

| 5 years ago
3 Dental Team Meetings to Improve Patient Experience

3 Dental Team Meetings to Improve Patient Experience

Align your staff on patient communication with these new team meetings from Dr. Ricardo Mitrani.

| 5 years ago
Tuesday Tip: When Happy Holidays Go Horribly Wrong

Tuesday Tip: When Happy Holidays Go Horribly Wrong

The holiday season can leave some dental team members bitter. As a practice owner, give them the gift of better communication, acknowledgment, rewards...

| 5 years ago
Anterior Repositioning Appliance: The Night Guard You Never Heard Of

Anterior Repositioning Appliance: The Night Guard You Never Heard Of

A splint anterior repositioning appliance that is not traditionally mentioned in dental school can be a very successful design.

| 5 years ago
New Transverse Dimension White Paper Highlights Diagnosis, Treatment Planning
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New Transverse Dimension White Paper Highlights Diagnosis, Treatment Planning

'What is the Transverse Dimension and Why Do We Care About It?' addresses correcting transverse discrepancies to positively influence a patient's periodontium, occlusion...

| 5 years ago
12 Tips for Healthy Sleep
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12 Tips for Healthy Sleep

With an added focus on airway in restorative dentistry, these steps are ideal to share with patients struggling to achieve healthy sleep.

| 5 years ago