Dental Teams

Training That Turns Staff 
Into a Team

Miscommunication, inconsistent hand-offs, and lack of shared systems drain efficiency, frustrate staff, and erode patient trust.

Spear can help by giving your team the tools, training, and confidence to operate as one. From the front office to chairside, you’ll align around consistent messaging, smoother workflows, and better patient experiences, so your practice grows together.   

Dental Teams

Align your team around shared goals

Without alignment, diagnosis never becomes delivery. Teams that train together speak the same language, improve hand-offs, and instill patient trust from the first call to the final follow-up. Spear helps your practice:

  • Present treatment consistently across providers and staff. 
  • Improve clinical-to-admin handoffs. 
  • Build unified patient communication that improves case acceptance. 
  • Create accountability through shared systems and expectations. 

“The team’s perceptions and alignment regarding value are extremely important. Their belief in and trust of the dentistry being performed, as well as the value they assign to that dentistry, significantly influence the process of encouraging patients to appreciate dental care.” 

— Dr. Frank Spear 

Where clarity drives culture and consistency builds confidence

Dental team training that works

Dental team training that works

When teams train separately, problems compound:

Treatment plans fall flat, patients hear mixed messages, and opportunities slip away. Spear training eliminates the guesswork with proven, role-based education that reduces friction and drives results.

Spear Navigator

Align around shared goals and track progress with real-time data and coaching. Navigator gives your team access to expert-led courses, hands-on workshops, and proven workflows — all guided by a dedicated coach.

Together, you’ll tackle real challenges, strengthen patient communication, and integrate new tools. Navigator also offers unlimited in-person training at our Scottsdale campus, along with powerful analytics to track your progress.

Build Team Excellence

Practice membership includes

Spear Online role-based onboarding and training for dentists, hygienists, assistants, office managers, and front office staff, on-demand 24/7. 

Team Meetings

Team Meetings

100+ guided sessions to build communication skills and operational efficiency.  

Conversation Essentials

Conversation Essentials

Confidence in explaining the value and urgency of care. 

OSHA and HIPAA training

OSHA and HIPAA training

Compliance documentation to keep your practice current.  

Spear Connect

Spear Connect

Monthly expert-led webinars on clinical insights and practice growth. 

Patient Education videos

Patient Education videos

Consistent, visual explanations that build patient trust.

Spear Talk forum

Spear Talk forum

Connect with other practices overcoming the same challenges. 

Events 

Bring your team together at immersive workshops and national events that build skills, strengthen leadership, and create lasting alignment. 

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Workshops

Workshops

Experience interactive learning with top instructors while your team builds confidence and camaraderie outside the practice.

Spear Summit

Spear Summit

A premier event where practice team leaders engage in advanced clinical discussions that strengthen context, communication, and leadership.

Training designed for every role on your team

Every team member shapes the patient experience, but without training, the same challenges keep repeating. Spear gives every role the tools to overcome daily frustrations, align with the rest of the team, and deliver a consistent, exceptional patient journey.

Join Spear

Select your role to see how Spear helps you grow. 

It’s hard to grow when you’re bogged down by production plateaus, poor case acceptance, and a team that isn’t on the same page. Spear equips you with leadership strategies and team alignment tools so you can focus on dentistry while your practice runs smoothly. 

The early years can feel overwhelming — long schedules, challenging cases, and production pressure without enough guidance. Spear helps you build clinical confidence, strengthen communication, and integrate seamlessly into a high-performing team.

When patients tune out or delay treatment, it hurts outcomes and morale. Spear training sharpens your ability to educate clearly, instill trust, and partner more effectively with dentists and assistants to boost case acceptance.

Juggling patient comfort, chairside support, and communication can feel like too much without clear training. Spear gives you the skills to anticipate clinical needs, work efficiently with dentists, and keep patients at ease.

Scheduling stress, insurance barriers, and patient objections can feel like constant uphill battles. Spear provides proven systems and scripts to simplify workflows, unify communication, and improve the patient experience from the very first call.

  • Hear From Your Peers

    “Having team members like assistants and hygienists attend workshops, giving them CE credits, has helped spread treatment planning philosophy to the whole team.”

    — Dr. Scott Watanabe, Arbor Dental Group, California

  • Hear From Your Peers

    “Spear has given me the ability to train my team to a level that is exceptional. They believe 100% in our mission, and our patients follow that belief.”

    — Dr. Catherine Tebay, Teton Dental Arts, Wyoming

  • Hear From Your Peers

    “Spear membership is one of the best tools in the office. From studies to patient education, you get everything you need in one system. Team training is five-star.”

    — Adina Larrick, Glamm Dentistry, Ohio

FAQ

Dental Teams FAQ

What makes Spear’s team training different from other dental education options?

Unlike other programs, Spear integrates team development into your daily practice. A Navigator or a Spear membership aligns everyone around a unified system.

Dental Teams FAQ

How can I get my entire team involved in training?

Spear simplifies team training with ready-to-use meeting content, on-demand education, role-specific training, and live events for team growth. Whether onboarding staff or building leaders, you can grow together.

Dental Teams FAQ

Why is team alignment critical for practice success?

Aligned teams communicate consistently, run more efficiently, and build stronger patient trust. That means less friction, more case acceptance, and a healthier practice.