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The Dental Old School vs. New School

The Dental Old School vs. New School

Evolve or die? Not exactly, says Dr. Carl Steinberg. There's a place for an old school mentality, even as we introduce more technology in our practices.

| 2 years ago
How to Handle Negative Online Reviews for Your Dental Practice

How to Handle Negative Online Reviews for Your Dental Practice

Tempted to respond to a negative online review by immediately deleting it? Here's why you should keep them up, what they're communicating and how to respond.

| 3 years ago
Profile of a ‘Bad Patient:’ Why Honest Communication Wins
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Profile of a ‘Bad Patient:’ Why Honest Communication Wins

Patients who stop coming to the practice and need care can be frustrating for practice teams. How do we support our challenging, 'non-complaint' patients?

| 3 years ago
Moving Beyond Dentistry’s ‘Zoom Boom’
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Moving Beyond Dentistry’s ‘Zoom Boom’

Dentistry's lessons learned from the 2020 pandemic go beyond the 'Zoom Boom.'

| 3 years ago
2021 Masters Program Courses Provide Prescriptive Measures for Specialist Practice Growth

2021 Masters Program Courses Provide Prescriptive Measures for Specialist Practice Growth

Re-envisioned as part of a Masters Program relaunch, 2021 online courses provide strategies on leadership and goal setting, growing your study club,...

| 3 years ago
Secrets to Starting New Patient Conversations
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Secrets to Starting New Patient Conversations

Don't let new dental patients walk out the door after their first exam. Prevent departures with strategies to improve the findings conversation and increase...

| 3 years ago
Surface Disinfection & Operatory Turnover – What Do We Know Now?
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Surface Disinfection & Operatory Turnover – What Do We Know Now?

Infection control in the dental practice is nothing new, but in the age of COVID-19 dentists and their teams have a lot to consider when it comes to surface...

| 3 years ago
What Do You Want to Break?
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What Do You Want to Break?

When the clinician and the dental patient share the same mindset it takes the sting of disappointment out of any breakage or failure that may occur with...

| 3 years ago
Balance and Risk in Your Dental Career
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Balance and Risk in Your Dental Career

Risk and balance can help you achieve your dentistry career goals faster and with less stress.

| 3 years ago
Creating a New Vision for Your Dental Practice

Creating a New Vision for Your Dental Practice

Dr. Ricardo Mitrani introduces FLOW — Focus on Letting Others Win — a new way to help dentists meet the changing needs of patients, nurture...

| 3 years ago
Hygiene Scheduling in Q4: Data Revelations on the ‘Big Dip’

Hygiene Scheduling in Q4: Data Revelations on the ‘Big Dip’

Practice Solutions data tells us how the industry is performing in real time, and how most of the industry could face a decline in scheduled hygiene appointments...

| 3 years ago
4 New Patient Education Videos Include Oral Cancer, Nasal Breathing Therapy

4 New Patient Education Videos Include Oral Cancer, Nasal Breathing Therapy

Spear's latest Patient Education releases include two lobby and two chairside procedure videos to help patients grasp key dental procedures.

| 3 years ago