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  • Chairside-fabricated custom healing abutment held with a hemostat.
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    Custom Healing Abutments: A Proven Tool in Implant Cases

    Custom healing abutments help dentists preserve peri-implant soft-tissue contours and shape a natural emergence profile during implant healing.

    By Farhad Boltchi

    • September 8, 2026

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  • Dental team member reviewing an AI in dental diagnostics outcome simulation of a patient on a tablet.
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    AI in Dental Diagnostics for Stronger Case Acceptance

    Discover how AI in dental diagnostics reshapes the new patient visit, helping dentists build trust and drive stronger case acceptance…

    By Mike Skramstad

    • September 1, 2026

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  • New dentist career advice hero image of a smiling early-career dentist standing with arms crossed in a dental operatory
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    Essential New Dentist Career Advice for Your First 5 Years

    Practical new dentist career advice covering mentorship, student loans, and practice ownership, built for your first five years in practice.

    By Vishal Sharma

    • August 25, 2026

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  • Path to practice ownership: Dr. Andy Janiga with his senior partner and dental team during his partnership years
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    My Proven Path to Practice Ownership: What I Learned

    Follow one dentist’s path to practice ownership and learn the clinical, financial, and leadership lessons that prepare associates to own…

    By Andy Janiga

    • August 18, 2026

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  • Dr. Vishal Sharma at the 2026 Dykema Conference discussing DSO growth strategy
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    DSO Growth Strategy: The Future is Bright, But Value Levers are Changing

    DSO growth strategy is shifting from acquisition to education. See what DSO leaders say is driving same-store growth and long-term…

    By Vishal Sharma

    • August 13, 2026

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  • A man is reviewing student loan repayment changes for dentists on his phone while going through paper bills at his desk.
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    Critical Student Loan Repayment Changes for Dentists 

    Student loan repayment changes for dentists are reshaping plans, payments, and borrowing limits. Learn what it means for your financial…

    By Austyn Scott

    • August 11, 2026

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  • Dr. Andy Janiga and his associate, Dr. Kayla Sargent, standing together at the Center for Dental Excellence, an example of dental mentorship for new dentists in practice.
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    • Spear Member Stories

    Dental Mentorship for New Dentists: A Career Guide

    Discover how dental mentorship for new dentists builds clinical confidence, improves decision-making, and accelerates long-term career growth.

    By Andy Janiga

    • August 4, 2026

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  • Financial growth chart overlay showing rising dental practice profitability trends
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    Dental Practice Profitability: Proven Strategies for Growth

    Discover strategies to improve dental practice profitability through smarter metrics, cash flow, overhead management, and sustainable growth.

    By Daniel Butterman

    • July 28, 2026

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  • Dental practice overhead dashboard showing practice performance metrics used to monitor profitability and operational efficiency.
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    Dental Practice Overhead: 8 Ways to Improve Profit

    Learn eight practical strategies to reduce dental practice overhead by improving systems, increasing efficiency, and protecting long-term profitability.

    By Amy Morgan

    • July 21, 2026

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  • Dental practice owner reviewing a financial performance dashboard to monitor dental practice cash flow, revenue trends, and key business metrics.
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    Dental Practice Cash Flow: Effective Strategies for Every Season

    Learn practical dental practice cash flow strategies to manage seasonal revenue fluctuations, build reserves, and improve profitability.

    By Bill Harrigan

    • July 14, 2026

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  • Dentist reviewing a dental practice metrics dashboard to monitor practice performance and key business indicators.
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    5 Essential Dental Practice Metrics Every Owner Should Track

    Learn which dental practice metrics matter most, how to interpret them, and how they support sustainable growth and better decisions.

    By Spear Team

    • July 7, 2026

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  • Dental professionals participating in a leadership and education workshop focused on clinical growth in DSOs, provider development, and clinical consistency across multiple locations.
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    Clinical Growth in DSOs: An Executive’s Guide

    Clinical growth in DSOs drives provider performance, case acceptance, retention, and enterprise value. Here’s how leading organizations build systems that…

    By Daniel Butterman

    • June 30, 2026

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  • Clinical mentor providing hands-on training to new dentists to help reduce dental associate ramp time and improve clinical confidence through dental mentorship
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    Dental Associate Ramp Time: How DSOs Accelerate Growth

    Hear how one DSO reduced dental associate ramp time through structured clinical development to improve productivity and consistency.

    By Spear Team

    • June 25, 2026

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  • Dental professionals participating in a collaborative leadership meeting during a chief clinical officer training program focused on clinical strategy and team development.
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    Chief Clinical Officer Training for DSO Growth

    Learn how chief clinical officer training helps DSOs improve EBITDA, retention, onboarding, governance, and clinical consistency at scale.

    By Vishal Sharma

    • June 23, 2026

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  • Dental clinician using an intraoral scanner during a patient exam as part of a DSO technology strategy focused on clinical consistency, efficiency, and digital workflows.
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    Smart DSO Technology Strategy That Actually Scales

    Learn how a successful DSO technology strategy improves adoption, clinician performance, patient experience, and measurable ROI.

    By Vishal Sharma

    • June 16, 2026

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