Changing Lives through Education
As a dental assistant at Children’s Smile Center in Ozark, Mo., Brooke Neill knows that her most powerful tool for improving patients’ oral health is not a prophy angle or...
The Power to Change Lives Continues Chairside
While all members of the dental team are equally important, the dental assistant plays a critical role in creating an exceptional patient experience, whether they’re explaining complex procedures, easing a...
Changing Lives at the Children’s Smile Center
At the Children’s Smile Center in Ozark, Mo., Carrie Burke understands that the fundamentals of a successful business include happy employees who have the resources and support they need to...
The Power to Change Lives Starts with the Front Office
Everyone who works in the dental practice has the power to change lives. Office managers and front office staff are critical to ensuring a positive patient experience, right from the...
Realizing Dental Philosophies
It all started with a question: “What is your dental philosophy?” If you ask this question of a member of any dental practice, you’ll get a different answer. And while...
Dentistry’s 2013 Watch List
The dental industry is evolving faster than ever. Everything from the materials and tools we use to the way we operate and market our dental practices is changing. There has...
“Everything I Do, I Do It for You…”
Remember the song that those lyrics come from? Bryan Adams sang it … It was the theme song for the movie “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” starring Kevin Costner …...
All in the family
You’ve likely heard the story of Patterson Dental’s humble beginnings: a small Midwestern drugstore started by two brothers in 1877 that has grown into the business we are today. If...
Giving thanks for dentistry
Many of you know that I come from a dental family. Guggenheim Bros. Dental Supply was founded by my grandfather in 1913 in California. I joined the business in 1981...
Young and Motivated
Over the last nine years, Spear Education has been helping to develop the next generation of business leaders through their Young and Motivated program. These workshops were developed by Rezwan...
Celebrating 134 Years of Innovation
Ever since 1877, when the young and ambitious M.F. and John Patterson opened a drug store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Patterson has never been afraid to think outside of the box....