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Summit 2020: Keynote Speaker Carly Fiorina and Top Dentists Highlight Virtual Event

Summit 2020: Keynote Speaker Carly Fiorina and Top Dentists Highlight Virtual Event

Spear Summit 2020 is entirely virtual, featuring dental thought-leaders like Drs. Audrey Yoon, Joseph Kan, Daniel Edelhoff, Federico Ferraris and...

| 3 years ago
44 Tips for Selecting the Best Online Dental Continuing Education
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44 Tips for Selecting the Best Online Dental Continuing Education

What should you look for in online dental CE? We have 44 tips from...

| 3 years ago
11 Essentials for the Best Dental CE Seminars and Workshops

11 Essentials for the Best Dental CE Seminars and Workshops

Learn top dentists' recommendations to get the most value out of your dental CE seminars and workshops.

| 4 years ago
‘Conversation Essentials’ Equip Your Team to Answer Patients’ Burning Questions

‘Conversation Essentials’ Equip Your Team to Answer Patients’ Burning Questions

The new Spear Online 'Conversation Essentials' series provides your practice team with video vignettes that highlight supportive responses to address...

| 4 years ago
The Power of ‘Quiet Influence’
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The Power of ‘Quiet Influence’

Longtime Spear faculty member Dr. Steve Ratcliff was given the Academy of General Dentistry's prestigious Weclew Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions...

| 4 years ago
Working the Slopes: It's All In the Edges

Working the Slopes: It's All In the Edges

This skiing analogy will help you better understand leading and trailing incisal edges.

| 5 years ago
I Don't Want Braces
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I Don't Want Braces

We've all dealt with it: a patient wants esthetic changes without using braces. What's a dentist to do?

| 5 years ago
Screw-Retained Restorations With Off-Angle Implants

Screw-Retained Restorations With Off-Angle Implants

Check out these tips and techniques for ensuring esthetic screw-retained abutments.

| 5 years ago
Dental Impression Problems: Why You Get Them and How to Avoid Them

Dental Impression Problems: Why You Get Them and How to Avoid Them

Here are a couple of quick fixes for some common impression material issues that lead to weird models.

| 6 years ago
Implant Abutments: What Do I Choose?

Implant Abutments: What Do I Choose?

This article will help you decide whether to choose a stock implant abutment or a custom implant abutment based on your case.

| 6 years ago
Why Do I Need A Facebow?
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Why Do I Need A Facebow?

This article describes how using a facebow with a semi-adjustable articulator will save you time, money and help improve patient satisfaction.

| 6 years ago
Spear Releases Full Arch Zirconia Fixed Prosthesis Study Club Module

Spear Releases Full Arch Zirconia Fixed Prosthesis Study Club Module

In this study club, Dr. Steve Ratcliff continues with the restorative treatment planning and execution of a full arch zirconia fixed prosthesis.

| 7 years ago