Spear Celebrates New Core Curriculum Alumni

Spear Education celebrates 32 dentists who completed the transformative core workshop curriculum in October, advancing their skills and patient care excellence.

Completing the Spear Core Curriculum represents more than a professional milestone — it’s a transformation in how dentists diagnose, plan, and deliver care. On Oct. 6, 32 clinicians from across North America joined a growing community of Spear-trained dental professionals who approach complex cases with confidence and precision.

After their final workshop, Advanced Treatment Planning, at Spear Campus in Scottsdale, Arizona, these clinicians were honored for their achievement at a special dinner at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess La Hacienda restaurant.

“When I took the first core curriculum workshop, it was kind of addicting,” said Dr. Avideh Daneshvar. “The most important workshop, in my opinion, is the occlusion workshop . We never had enough time in school to understand and go through occlusion in such detail.”

Spear’s Core Curriculum includes nine immersive Spear Workshops at Spear Campus and is designed to advance general practitioners’ treatment planning and restorative expertise. Participants earn 204.5 continuing education credits and enhance their skills in treatment planning and case presentation, tooth preparation techniques, occlusal principles, direct and indirect restoration, airway prosthodontics, and more.

Each three-day workshop builds on the previous one, equipping clinicians to deliver more predictable results, foster patient trust, and achieve clinical mastery that supports practice growth.

“It brings everything together, from airway to treatment planning, and by the end, you’re really confident in what you’re seeing and what you’re going to say to the patient,” said Dr. Chris Kaplan.

The journey to greater clinical confidence begins with the first workshop, Treatment Planning with Confidence, which lays the diagnostic and communication foundation for the rest of the pathway.

Discover how the core curriculum can help you transform your approach to comprehensive care — and join the next group of clinicians elevating dentistry together at Spear.

Congratulations to the following:

Arizona

Leila Zadeh, DigitalDDS

California

Donald Anderson, Donald S. Anderson, DDS, Inc.

Avideh Daneshvar, Parc Center Dental Group

Yelena Ostrovsky, Cable Car Dental

Erik Swanson, Erik Swanson, DMD

Joyce Tse, Dragon Dental Group

Connecticut

Jeff Cutler, Hartford Hospital

Ying-Hsien Huang, Collins Road Family Dental

Florida

Matthew Burton, Clearwater Dental Associates

Jeffrey Ellenberg, DMD, PA

Louisiana

Caroline Haynie, Caroline K. Haynie, DDS General Dentistry

Maryland

Toussaint Crawford, Fenton Family Dental

Massachusetts

Ivana Adamov, Sobo Dental

Richard Price, Ghenta Dental Group

David Scardella, Center for Progressive Dentistry

Minnesota

Chris Lindquist, 12th Street Dental

Missouri

Chip Haines, Ballas Dental Care

Montana

Adam Stutts, Cottonwood Creek Dental

North Carolina

John Kitzmiller, Apex Dental Group

Julie Patterson Ledford, Ledford Family Dentistry

North Dakota

Lindell Kemmet, Kemmet Dental Design

New Jersey

Christopher Kaplan, Randolph Dental Associates LLC

Oregon

Brandon Kearbey, The Dentists at Orenco Station

Malinda Kearbey, The Dentists at Orenco Station

South Carolina

Trip Buchanan, Trip Buchanan Signature Dentistry

Texas

Elizabeth Grimm, Shoal Creek Dental

Whitney McBrayer, W Dentistry

Utah

Bill Holmberg, Elevated Dental

Virginia

Veronica Lopez, Downtown Vienna Dental

Gloria E. Ward, Advanced Dentistry of Virginia

Wyoming

Catherine Tebay, Teton Dental Arts

British Columbia

Zia Verjee, Oasis Dental Studio

About Spear

Spear Education is the leading provider of advanced dental education and practice management solutions, dedicated to empowering dental professionals with the knowledge and skills needed to enhance patient care and practice success. Through a combination of innovative learning platforms, seminars, and workshops, Spear Education strives to inspire continuous learning and growth within the dental community. For more information, visit www.speareducation.com.