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From clinical dentistry and practice management articles in Spear Digest to meaningful peer discussions in Spear Talk, Spear provides dentists and their teams with the resources to make community connections and grow both clinically and professionally.
Spear Digest
We’re always adding fresh articles and content to this blog from Spear Faculty members and other dental experts, focusing on how to improve your treatment planning, clinical dentistry, leadership, and practice management skills.
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- Treatment Planning
Comprehensive Dental Treatment Planning Starts With the Patient
Comprehensive dental treatment planning starts with understanding the person. Learn how better questions lead to care patients accept.By Ricardo Mitrani
• January 13, 2026
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- Spear Member Stories
‘Showing Up’: How One Orthodontist Keeps Her Study Club Thriving After 14 Years
For Dr. Shieh, leadership is about more than logistics — it’s about engagement, connection, and curiosity.By Spear Team
• January 8, 2026
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- Finance
Start 2026 Strong: 4 Financial Moves to Make Now
Take control of your financial future with practical steps every dentist can use to improve cash flow, build personal wealth, and plan with confidence.By Angie Svitak
• January 6, 2026
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- Occlusion / Wear
Why Do Jaws Hurt? Rethinking Orofacial Pain in the 3D Imaging Era
Modern 3D imaging has upended the old belief that jaw pain is just stressed muscles, revealing a host of joint, bone, and neurological factors that often go unnoticed. With the right diagnostics dentists can finally identify the true source of pain and deliver care with real confidence.By Jim McKee
• December 30, 2025
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- Techniques / Materials
Bonding Systems and Adhesive Strategy, Part 3
In the third installment of a series about bonding and adhesives, Dr. Jason Smithson compares etch-and-rinse and self-etch bonding strategies and explains the three main components of dental bonding systems.By Jason Smithson
• December 16, 2025
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- Techniques / Materials
Bonding Systems and Adhesive Strategy: Current State of the Art
In the second installment of a series about bonding and adhesives, Dr. Jason Smithson explains strategies of bonding to enamel, starting with preparing the substrate.By Jason Smithson
• December 2, 2025
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