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Dental Quality Assurance Using Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA):  Part 1

Dental Quality Assurance Using Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA): Part 1

In this two-part series, Dr. Winter shares the benefits of dental quality assurance using the plan, do, study, act (PDSA) model to improve clinical processes...

| 1 year ago
Evolving Caries Visualization with Fluorescent Technology

Evolving Caries Visualization with Fluorescent Technology

Spear Resident Faculty member Dr. Robert Winter discusses evolving caries visualization tools such as using fluorescence technology in diagnosing and...

| 1 year ago
Dental Networking Event Reflections: 2022 Spear Summit

Dental Networking Event Reflections: 2022 Spear Summit

Dr. Mitrani shares some of the highlights from the 2022 Spear Summit and explains why next year's exclusive dental networking event will be even...

| 1 year ago
A Digital Approach to Occlusal Appliance Fabrication

A Digital Approach to Occlusal Appliance Fabrication

Using a case study example, Dr. Darin Dichter walks through the three main components of a digital approach to occlusal appliance fabrication.

| 1 year ago
How Virtual Reality in Dentistry Improves the Patient Experience

How Virtual Reality in Dentistry Improves the Patient Experience

Virtual reality in dentistry is improving the patient experience and removing common barriers to dental care like access and anxiety. Read on to find...

| 1 year ago
Dentistry and the Three Common Causes of Compromised Craniofacial Anatomy
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Dentistry and the Three Common Causes of Compromised Craniofacial Anatomy

Dr. Jeffrey Rouse identifies the three common causes of compromised craniofacial anatomy—and how to address them in dentistry when ideal solutions are not...

| 1 year ago
Spear’s Dental Team Recognition Program in Celebration of Gratitude Month

Spear’s Dental Team Recognition Program in Celebration of Gratitude Month

Dental team recognition should happen all year, but we know it is hard to make it a priority. As part of Gratitude Month, Spear celebrates teams using...

| 1 year ago
Stress and Dentistry:  How to Reduce and Manage Stress
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Stress and Dentistry: How to Reduce and Manage Stress

Stress and dentistry are too often connected. In this article, learn new techniques to reduce stress and take better care of your physical and mental...

| 1 year ago
Three Shell Provisional Techniques and a Relining Case Study
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Three Shell Provisional Techniques and a Relining Case Study

Dr. John Carson summarizes the three main shell provisional techniques, emphasizing shell relining in a detailed case study.

| 1 year ago
The Importance of Ergonomics in Dentistry: How Staff Well-Being Supports Practice Resiliency

The Importance of Ergonomics in Dentistry: How Staff Well-Being Supports Practice Resiliency

The importance of ergonomics in dentistry is often underestimated, even though almost all dental professionals report pain from daily work.

| 1 year ago
Top 10 Tips for New Dentists

Top 10 Tips for New Dentists

In this article, Dr. Rouse shares his top ten tips for new dentists. His advice will help create dental excellence in your practice.

| 1 year ago
The Essential Elements of Occlusal Appliance Fabrication
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The Essential Elements of Occlusal Appliance Fabrication

Spear's Dr. Darin Ditcher explains the essential elements of occlusal appliance fabrication and the analog options for transferring information to the...

| 1 year ago