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Spear Digest Dental Articles

Upcoming Show to Feature Dental Disparities
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Upcoming Show to Feature Dental Disparities

On June 26, Frontline, the popular PBS newsmagazine program, will air a story that focuses on access to care disparities and the 'business of...

| 11 years ago
How CBCT Saved Our Keisters
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How CBCT Saved Our Keisters

We look at how cone beam CT helped better prepare a dentist and surgeon for implant placement surgery.

| 11 years ago
Does Google Know You're a Dentist?
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Does Google Know You're a Dentist?

By now just about every dentist has come to realize that having a website is practically as important has having a telephone. And I've seen some pretty...

| 11 years ago
Acid Bathing [INFOGRAPHIC]

Acid Bathing [INFOGRAPHIC]

With processed foods and beverages littering the aisles of every grocery store, and likely every pantry across the country, the enamel of our nation's...

| 11 years ago
Why is Your New Patient Coming to See You?

Why is Your New Patient Coming to See You?

In most cases, that new patient you're seeing is someone else's 'old' patient. So why are they in your practice now? Why did they leave their previous...

| 11 years ago
Templates Improved
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Templates Improved

The ingenius treatment planning template created by Frank Spear many years ago has been added to. The template gives the restorative dentist a visual...

| 11 years ago
Two Ways to Get the Most From Your Team

Two Ways to Get the Most From Your Team

I've said it many times: great practices are about more than great dentists. They almost always are driven by great dentists supported by great teams....

| 11 years ago
Thinking Outside the Box: Orthodontic Substitution

Thinking Outside the Box: Orthodontic Substitution

In certain cases with young patients, traditional therapy can be inadequate or even impossible. In a recent article, I discussed the autotransplantation...

| 11 years ago
A Tale of Two Dentists
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A Tale of Two Dentists

Dr. Whitecoat is a devoted clinician. She loves being a dentist and she's driven to providing the best care for her patients. She's always on top of new...

| 11 years ago
How to Take a Bite
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How to Take a Bite

Learn techniques to get predictable results every time when taking patient bite records.

| 11 years ago
Three Patient Problems--And Why You Should Love Them

Three Patient Problems--And Why You Should Love Them

Last week, I wrote an article about the nature of perfection and how it's the pursuit of excellence — the ongoing journey of getting better —...

| 11 years ago
What Lies in the Third Dimension
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What Lies in the Third Dimension

Technology like CBCT scans can help dentists better treatment plan cases.

| 11 years ago