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Leading With Abundance: Unlocking the Power of FLOW To Build Winning Teams

Leading With Abundance: Unlocking the Power of FLOW To Build Winning Teams

For a team to truly thrive, leaders must create an environment of engagement, fulfillment, and focus. Spear Resident Faculty member Dr. Ricardo Mitrani...

| 2 days ago
Temporomandibular Joint Space and Articular Disk Position:  Is There a Correlation?

Temporomandibular Joint Space and Articular Disk Position: Is There a Correlation?

Resident Faculty member Dr. Curt Ringhofer explains how early detection of occlusal changes caused by inadequate growth can help lower the risk of future...

| 2 weeks ago
Spear Resident Faculty Q&A: Zirconia Crowns

Spear Resident Faculty Q&A: Zirconia Crowns

Are zirconia crowns stronger than PFM crowns? Spear Resident Faculty member Dr. Jeffrey Bonk explains why the best answer to that question requires digging...

| 1 month ago
Prioritize Your Savings: A Guide for Getting Started

Prioritize Your Savings: A Guide for Getting Started

As a young dentist when money is tight, deciding where your dollars should go first can be tough. Take this CPA's advice about how to plan for the future...

| 1 month ago
Integrating Your Lab Into Your Daily Workflow

Integrating Your Lab Into Your Daily Workflow

Thinking of your dental lab as a member of your practice team can help minimize remakes and reschedules while maximizing practice efficiency and profitability.

| 1 month ago
Learn To Love Your Numbers

Learn To Love Your Numbers

If you're not paying attention to your dental practice's financial statistics — and making changes based on what you're seeing — you'll never...

| 2 months ago
Mandibular Slides and Occlusal Management

Mandibular Slides and Occlusal Management

Nearly 90% of patients aren't functioning in central relation, and removing a molar can destabilize their habitual occlusion and reveal a deeper,...

| 2 months ago
The Reference Denture Technique: An Interdisciplinary Case Study

The Reference Denture Technique: An Interdisciplinary Case Study

Digital technology makes it easier to fabricate replacement dentures that require fewer adjustments but still excel at fit, function, and esthetics.

| 3 months ago
Economic Fears: How To Flourish and Prosper in Uncertain Times

Economic Fears: How To Flourish and Prosper in Uncertain Times

Discover four strategic ways dental practice owners can boost production, improve patient retention, and drive growth—even during periods of financial stress.

| 3 months ago
How To Know If Selling to a DSO Is Right for You

How To Know If Selling to a DSO Is Right for You

Selling to a DSO is about more than just dollars. Here's how to determine if your practice is a good fit, professionally and personally.

| 4 months ago
Diagnosing TMD: Similarities Between Spear’s Occlusal Exam and the DC/TMD

Diagnosing TMD: Similarities Between Spear’s Occlusal Exam and the DC/TMD

The occlusal examination dentists learn as part of their Spear Education journey gathers the same information that's required for the diagnostic exam...

| 4 months ago
Treating TMD: Similarities Between Spear’s Occlusal Exam and the DC/TMD

Treating TMD: Similarities Between Spear’s Occlusal Exam and the DC/TMD

The occlusal examination dentists learn as part of their Spear Education journey gathers the same information that's required for the diagnostic exam...

| 4 months ago