Skip to main content

Spear Digest Dental Articles

Four Ways to Get Patients Thinking About Inviting Others

Four Ways to Get Patients Thinking About Inviting Others

Sometimes I'll ask a dental team how many people in the practice are actively involved in promoting its services. As an example, if there are six team...

| 11 years ago
The Clues Are in the Variances

The Clues Are in the Variances

If you have a 98 percent collection rate, there is no question you are doing a lot of things right when it comes to ensuring patients are complete...

| 11 years ago
So, Why Isn't Your Practice on Facebook?
1

So, Why Isn't Your Practice on Facebook?

Do you think Facebook is just something 'kids' use these days to keep the world up-to-date on every single step they take? Sure, there are definitely...

| 11 years ago
Dentists: Legends in Their Own Minds
1

Dentists: Legends in Their Own Minds

If you're reading this, I'm going to assume you are a good dentist. You're the kind who is always keeping up with new developments in the profession,...

| 11 years ago
What to Cover in a Morning Meeting
1

What to Cover in a Morning Meeting

A lot of dental teams start the day with a morning 'huddle' meeting. But it can't just be a matter of going through the motions – and it shouldn't...

| 11 years ago
Do You Have Control Issues With Time?

Do You Have Control Issues With Time?

How often do you find yourself saying you will do something when you 'find the time?' That may be all right if you're talking about watching a movie you've been...

| 11 years ago
How Are You 'Parenting' Your Career?
1

How Are You 'Parenting' Your Career?

This is a photo of me with two of my most trusted advisors: my sons, Kaleim and Rezwan. They both are MBAs, they both have proven themselves to have...

| 11 years ago
Write Your Own Ticket for a Better Life in Dentistry

Write Your Own Ticket for a Better Life in Dentistry

'Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, 'Now, let's write a...

| 11 years ago
Is Social Media Really Important for Dentists?

Is Social Media Really Important for Dentists?

I don't know if you've heard from all of the experts in the industry, but social media is running for President, has cured the common cold and is currently...

| 11 years ago
Obsess About Your Patients
1

Obsess About Your Patients

Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, built a world-dominating retail enterprise from his garage. In those early days he had very limited resources, but...

| 11 years ago
The Secret to a Real Vision: Think Big

The Secret to a Real Vision: Think Big

The first rule for creating a life vision is to think big. I don't mean pie-in-the-sky fantasies of what you want from life. An effective vision must...

| 11 years ago
'Be So Good, They Can't Ignore You'
1

'Be So Good, They Can't Ignore You'

Yes, that is a photo of Shelli and I standing alongside our good friends Steve Martin and Martin Short. Okay, maybe we're not really close personal...

| 11 years ago