Six Bad Reasons to Not Think About a Transition
Why deal with the headaches of managing a 'big' practice when you can just keep things at a nice intimate level?
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
I would like to share a particularly challenging case I had to deal with a few years ago, and how keeping an open mind along with some great teamwork...
John Carson | 12 years ago ›![Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations [Part II]](https://assets.speareducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ZirconiaRestorations1.jpg)
Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations [Part II]
In my last article I provided some background information on zirconia full-contour restorations. This week I'll discuss indications and contraindications...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
Can You Spot the Two Patients in Your Schedule Ready for Ideal Care?
The equation that drives dentistry: How often you get to deliver ideal care is going to depend on what patients choose to accept. It's one thing to diagnose...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
How to Turn an Emergency into an Opportunity
Your day is booked solid, and you're on track and on time. Then it happens – an emergency patient has to be squeezed in. It can feel like someone...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Three Simple Tricks to a Great Model
The most common full coverage appliance employed in a restorative practice is the full coverage, hard appliance, built and adjusted in centric relation....
Mark Fleming | 12 years ago ›
If you are like me (read that as old, or rather, mature) you went all the way through dental school without magnification. I don't know how widespread...
Gary DeWood | 12 years ago ›
It's one of the most famous and successful behavioral experiments ever. It's been called the Marshmallow Test. In the late 60s, researchers at Stanford...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Why Dentists Should Never Take No For an Answer
What do you do when a patient says no to the treatment you have presented? If you're like many dentists you consider your job done, accept their decision...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
Zirconia Restorations: Setting Expectations
It seems like whenever I am with a group of dentists discussing the latest and greatest advances in dental technology there are a lot of questions about...
Robert Winter | 12 years ago ›
The First Rule of Competing in Today's Marketplace
Today's patients have more forces clamoring for their attention and wallet than ever before. They may have said 'I'll think about it' while they were...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›
A Fundamental Truth About Patient Loyalty
As a dentist you want to believe that your patients are loyal, and at least when it comes to hygiene and routine treatment, most of them are. But how...
Imtiaz Manji | 12 years ago ›