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Technique for 'Cementing' and Retaining Conservative Ceramic Onlay Provisionals
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Technique for 'Cementing' and Retaining Conservative Ceramic Onlay Provisionals

Learn more about how indirect partial coverage ceramic restorations are becoming a mainstay of conservative restorative dental procedures.

| 3 years ago
Where Is the Line with Locators?
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Where Is the Line with Locators?

Dr. Benting walks through the essentials of the Locator Implant Attachment System, locator abutments, and techniques for more complex implant cases.

| 3 years ago
5 Hacks to Update Your Practice Website to Attract the Right Patients
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5 Hacks to Update Your Practice Website to Attract the Right Patients

Dr. Michael Ling shares five hacks his team uses at his dental practice to 'supercharge' your own practice website with minimal investment.

| 3 years ago
Spear Announces New Online and Campus Curriculum: Unnecessary Esthetic Dentistry
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Spear Announces New Online and Campus Curriculum: Unnecessary Esthetic Dentistry

From Lepidosauria dentition to gem-encrusted occlusal surfaces, learn about extreme dentistry in our newest curriculum.

| 3 years ago
An Introduction to Silver Diamine Fluoride

An Introduction to Silver Diamine Fluoride

Dr. Andy Janiga explains the history of using silver-based products for caries management and how silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is being utilized to prevent...

| 3 years ago
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.

| 3 years ago
Ultra-Conservative Management of the Discolored Tooth
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Ultra-Conservative Management of the Discolored Tooth

Explore a more modern, minimally invasive approach to the discolored non-vital teeth using the 'Modified Walking Bleach' approach.

| 3 years ago
Photographic Tooth Inclination
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Photographic Tooth Inclination

Dental photography is a key component to the FGTP planning process and the strategic photographic series of images aids the restorative dentist in evaluation...

| 3 years ago
The Next Evolution in Dental Digital Printing

The Next Evolution in Dental Digital Printing

Spear Resident Faculty member Dr. Bob Winter believes an emerging 3D printing technique, called xolography, could signal an accelerated end to analogue-based...

| 3 years ago
Patient First Impressions – Setting the Tone for Long-Term Relationships
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Patient First Impressions – Setting the Tone for Long-Term Relationships

Patients who resist dentistry present dental teams with an opportunity to embrace those who need the help and comfort to know there is a solution to their...

| 3 years ago
Implant Esthetic Risk Assessment for Patient Consultation and Evaluation

Implant Esthetic Risk Assessment for Patient Consultation and Evaluation

Dr. Will Martin's new Spear Online course, 'Utilizing the Esthetic Risk Assessment,' provides implementation techniques on how to evaluate 13 clinical...

| 3 years ago
Nothing Lasts Forever: Case Planning for Easier Future Retreatments
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Nothing Lasts Forever: Case Planning for Easier Future Retreatments

Learn treatment planning that prevents unnecessary future challenges after things break, to make things easier on you, your patient, and your colleagues.

| 3 years ago