--- title: Getting Started with Spear Online – Orientation Resources --- [Skip to main content](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#main-content) [![spear-logo-white](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Imported%20images/spear-logo-white.svg) ](https://www.speareducation.com) # Spear Online Orientation Resources Get your team started with the Gateway to Great Dentistry   Use the resources to jump-start success with Spear Online and learn how to use your account to streamline team training, boost case acceptance, and much more. - [ Team Training and Development ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner1) - [ Learning with Spear Online ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner2) - [ Patient Education and Communication ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner3) - [ Read and Connect ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner4) - [ Team Training ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner1) - [ Spear Online ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner2) - [ Patient Education ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner3) - [ Read and Connect ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner4) - [ Training ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner1) - [ Learning ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner2) - [ Patient Ed ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner3) - [ Connect ](https://content.speareducation.com/08f7d6232d9e9077afb24742fb159731#banner4) ### **Your Spear Online Profile** The enhanced Spear Online Profile feature allows you to provide enhanced details about your personal and professional goals, as well as key practice details to help you and your Customer Success Manager find more of the content and resources that your team needs. [Update Your Profile  **](https://myaccount.speareducation.com/my-account) ![SO-Laptop-Cus-Profile](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/SO-Laptop-Cus-Profile.png) **Team Training and Development** Learn how to set up team accounts and use Spear Online team training resources for staff alignment **FILE** NEW [![Practice Delegate Guide Download](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-PracticeDelegate-Guide-thumbnail-1.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/Practice%20Delegate%20Guide%20-%20Getting%20Started%20with%20Team%20Training%20(Spear%20Online).pdf) ##### **Getting Started with Team Training: A Guide for Practice Delegates** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/Practice%20Delegate%20Guide%20-%20Getting%20Started%20with%20Team%20Training%20(Spear%20Online).pdf) **FILE** [![SO-Formula-Resource-Thumbnail](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Formula-Resource-Thumbnail.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Formula-For-Success-Infographic.pdf) ##### **Infographic: The Formula for Team Training Success** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Formula-For-Success-Infographic.pdf) **FILE** [![5 Tips getting started spear online resource](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/5-Tips-Getting-Started-SO-Thumbnail.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/5-Tips-Getting-Started-Spear-Team-Training.pdf) ##### **5 Tips for Getting Started with Spear Online Team Training** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/5-Tips-Getting-Started-Spear-Team-Training.pdf) **FILE** [![SO-3High-ImpactWaystoUseSpearRole-BasedCourses](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/SO-3High-ImpactWaystoUseSpearRole-BasedCourses.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/SO-3High-ImpactWaystoUseSpearRole-BasedCourses-1.pdf) ##### **3 Easy and High-Impact Ways to Use Role-Based Courses** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/SO-3High-ImpactWaystoUseSpearRole-BasedCourses-1.pdf) **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest-How to Add a Team Member to Your Spear Online Account-1, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest-How%20to%20Add%20a%20Team%20Member%20to%20Your%20Spear%20Online%20Account-1.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/04/my-team-add-a-team-member) ##### **How to Add a Team Member to Your Spear Online Account** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/04/my-team-add-a-team-member) **EBOOK** [![Ebook-Resource-Thumbnail, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Ebook-Resource-Thumbnail.jpg)](https://issuu.com/speareducation/docs/spear_online_s_building_and_managing_the_ideal_den) ##### **Building and Managing the Ideal Dental Practice Team** [Download Now  **](https://issuu.com/speareducation/docs/spear_online_s_building_and_managing_the_ideal_den) **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest - 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8 Steps to Lead your Team to Excellence, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%208%20Steps%20to%20Lead%20your%20Team%20to%20Excellence.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2020/02/8-steps-to-lead-your-team-to-excellence) ##### **8 Steps to Lead your Team to Excellence** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2020/02/8-steps-to-lead-your-team-to-excellence) ### **The Spear Online Mobile App** Take Spear Online everywhere you go with the new Spear Online mobile app for iOS. Bookmark and complete courses, assign courses and track team member progress, and much more. Download the app today and accelerate your clinical and practice management growth. [![download ipad app](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spear-marketing/overview-pages/patient-education/app-store.svg)](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spear-online/id1461517174?ign-mpt=uo%3D4)     **Learning with Spear Online** Refine your clinical skill set and prepare for more challenging and rewarding cases **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest - How to Earn Continuing Education Credits through Spear Online, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%20How%20to%20Earn%20Continuing%20Education%20Credits%20through%20Spear%20Online.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/04/earning-continuing-education-credits) ##### **How to Earn Continuing Education Credits through Spear Online** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/04/earning-continuing-education-credits) **LINK** [![Getting Started with My Profile video, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%20%20How%20to%20View%20Your%20Earned%20Continuing%20Education%20Credits.jpg)](https://online.speareducation.com/course/getting-started-with-my-profile) ##### **Getting Started with My Profile** [Watch Now  **](https://online.speareducation.com/course/getting-started-with-my-profile) **Patient Education and Communication** Boost case acceptance and reduce patient anxiety with digital patient communication tools and resources **FILE** [![PatientEducationUserGuide-Thumbnail](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/PatientEducationUserGuide-Thumbnail.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Chairside-Guide-V2%20(1).pdf) ##### **Member Guide: Chairside Videos and Playlists** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Chairside-Guide-V2%20(1).pdf) **FILE** [![LobbyPlaylistPDF-Thumbnail](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/LobbyPlaylistPDF-Thumbnail.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Custom-Lobby-Videos-User-Guide-2021.pdf) ##### **Member Guide: Custom Lobby Playlists** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Custom-Lobby-Videos-User-Guide-2021.pdf) **CASE STUDY** [![corey and then case study, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/LobbyPlaylistPDF-Thumbnail%20%E2%80%93%201.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/corey-then-periodontics-case-study) ##### **Case Study: Patient Education for Case Acceptance** [Read Now  **](https://content.speareducation.com/corey-then-periodontics-case-study) **FILE** [![lobby playlists tips pdf download](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Pendo-LobbyPlaylists%20-thmbnl%20(1).jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Impact-Lobby-Playlists%20(1).pdf) ##### **5 High-Impact Ways to Use Custom Lobby Playlists** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Impact-Lobby-Playlists%20(1).pdf) **FILE** [![How to Use Patient Education in the Practice Infographic Download](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/Thumbnail-HowtoUsePEinPractice-Infographic.jpg)](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Infographic-PE.20210105182356238.pdf) ##### **Patient Education: Putting Spear Videos to Work in Your Practice** [Download Now](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Customer%20Success%20Assets/SO-Infographic-PE.20210105182356238.pdf) **SPEAR ONLINE COURSE** [![Video - 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Stream easy-to-understand visuals chairside via our new tablet app or to your lobby via Apple TV. With such a powerful tool at your fingertips, you’ll make complex clinical issues easily digestible and case presentation more engaging than ever before. [![download ipad app](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spear-marketing/overview-pages/patient-education/app-store.svg)](https://www.speareducation.com/ios/patient-education) [![download android app](https://s3.amazonaws.com/spear-marketing/overview-pages/patient-education/google-play.svg)](https://www.speareducation.com/android/patient-education)   **Read and Connect** Join discussions with doctors in the Spear community and get new clinical and practice management insights from dental leaders **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest - Spear Talk Overview Spear Talk Overview, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%20%20Spear%20Talk%20Overview%20Spear%20Talk%20Overview.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-talk-overview) ##### **Spear Talk Overview** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-talk-overview) **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest - How to Subscribe to a Spear Talk Topic, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%20How%20to%20Subscribe%20to%20a%20Spear%20Talk%20Topic.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-talk-subscribe-to-a-topic) ##### **How to Subscribe to a Spear Talk Topic** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-talk-subscribe-to-a-topic) **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest - How to Post a Topic in Spear Talk, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%20%20How%20to%20Post%20a%20Topic%20in%20Spear%20Talk.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-talk-posting-a-topic) ##### **How to Post a Topic in Spear Talk** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-talk-posting-a-topic) **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest - How to Search for Spear Digest Articles, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%20How%20to%20Search%20for%20Spear%20Digest%20Articles.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-digest-searching-for-articles) ##### **How to Search for Spear Digest Articles** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-digest-searching-for-articles) **DIGEST ARTICLE** [![Digest - How to Share a Digest Article on Social Media, opens in new window](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/Digest%20-%20How%20to%20Share%20a%20Digest%20Article%20on%20Social%20Media.jpg)](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-digest-share-an-article-to-social-media) ##### **How to Share a Digest Article on Social Media** [Read Now  **](https://www.speareducation.com/spear-review/2017/05/spear-digest-share-an-article-to-social-media) *“What Spear Online curriculum has done is really focused and organized the learning process for our staff. So, having something that is systemized and focused like the curriculum has really helped us.... and it energizes the office. ”* **BOB SCHOENBERGER, D.D.S.** × ![Approved PACE Program Provider](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/logos/ADA-AGD/agd-pace-2017-2018.png) Spear Education, LLC. is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from 4/1/2025 to 03/31/2028. Provider ID# 219029 × ![ADA CERP Continuing Education Recognition Program](https://content.speareducation.com/hubfs/logos/ADA-AGD/ada-cerp-2017-2018.png) Spear Education, LLC is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the **Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition** at [ADA.org/CERP](http://ADA.org/CERP).