Managing the Midline Diastema Part 2: Challenges
In the second of a 3-part series on midline diastemas, Dr. Jason Smithson discusses the special challenges you can encounter in providing treatment for...
Jason Smithson | 3 months ago ›An Introductory Guide to Dental Practice Financing
Dental practice financing options fall into traditional, dental-specific, personal, and grant categories. Here's what you need to know about your options,...
Spear Team | 6 months ago ›Connecting the Dots: Tips for Communicating with Your Dental Lab
Dr. Jeffrey Bonk provides practical tips for communicating with your dental lab to ensure the best treatment planning outcomes.
Jeffrey Bonk | 6 months ago ›A New Dental Patient Case Study, Part 1: The Letter
In the first of a 2-part series, Dr. Jim McKee shares a letter he received from a new dental patient he was about to see—and breaks down the significance of...
Jim McKee | 7 months ago ›To Accept or Not to Accept Dental Insurance Benefits? 3 Questions You Need to Answer First
Spear VP of Practice Growth Strategy, Amy Morgan, outlines the questions every dentist should ask before deciding whether to accept dental insurance benefits.
Amy Morgan | 7 months ago ›Dental Digital Workflow: Tooth-Supported Rehabilitation of the Maxillary Arch
In this visual essay, Dr. Ricardo Mitrani illustrates a sample dental digital workflow used in the reconstruction of a maxillary arch.
Ricardo Mitrani | 1 year ago ›The Importance of Ergonomics in Dentistry: How Staff Well-Being Supports Practice Resiliency
The importance of ergonomics in dentistry is often underestimated, even though almost all dental professionals report pain from daily work.
Spear Team | 1 year ago ›Four Key Elements of Esthetic Dentistry and the Importance of the Prototype
Spear's Dr. Ricardo Mitrani outlines the four key elements of communicating esthetic considerations and the importance of utilizing a prototype.
Ricardo Mitrani | 1 year ago ›4 Ways to Recession Proof Your Dental Practice
Recession proof your dental practice by re-engaging with your business, knowing the numbers, adapting your systems, and staying the course. By following...
Amy Morgan | 1 year ago ›A Quick Tooth Shade Matching Technique to Simplify the Chairside Process
Using this tooth shade matching technique makes selecting a reference tooth shade simple, efficient, and predictable for restorative dentists to do chairside.
Jeffrey Bonk | 1 year ago ›Why Full Coverage Restorations Are Common for Second Molars
In most cases, tooth wear and tooth fracture result from mechanical overload at the tooth level because of uneven occlusal force distribution. So why...
Jim McKee | 1 year ago ›Dental Practice Communication – Is Your Team as Smart as You?
Everyone in your practice will face questions from patients, so everyone should be prepared to answer them appropriately. But how can practice owners...
Carl Steinberg | 2 years ago ›