Mr Sebastian Evans

The word ‘selling’ can make some dental professionals feel a little uncomfortable as it’s often perceived as a one-way process, where the seller pesters the buyer with reasons to buy. But selling a service need not be a manipulative process. What you’re really trying to do is help the customer see what you have to…

The 2015 event introduces a brand new venue, additional categories and more famous faces on the judging panel. Do you have what it takes to be this year’s Best Hygienist or Therapist of the Year? The role of dental hygienists and therapists continues to grow, your skill set has never been more key and your…

As someone who has spent much of his 24-year career immersed in the dental market, it is always with some trepidation that I reach for market reports in to the industry. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and perspective, but too often I find myself thinking that the authors have taken shortcuts in the production…

Those dentists eagerly awaiting news of the alleged 'new' contract were left with more questions than answers following last month’s BDA Conference. During his keynote speech, health minister Earl Howe urged the profession not to 'mistake my caution for hesitancy', but with the contract pilots now in its third year the government can hardly blame…

The deal closely follows the acquisition of Smiles Dental in April 2014. The additions of Apex and Smiles to the Oasis portfolio will increase the company’s turnover by 40% from £160 million to over £225 million, through the provision of quality NHS, private and specialist dental care to over three million patients. Its practice network…

Are you stretching your back every now and then? How relaxed are your arms and shoulders? Or do you feel pain in your neck after a work day? A large number of people sit for long periods at work, at home and in their free time. According to Tim Hutchful from the British Chiropractic Association,…

Delegates voted against charging at the British Medical Association’s annual GP (general practitioners) conference in York, but warned services were being stretched so much that care was being put at risk. Dr Simon Hocken, a qualified dentist and author on reform in the dental sector, said: ‘The vote is admirable in light of GPs' rising…

Referendums (or referenda if you prefer) are all the rage at present. The Scots are having one this September to see if they should sue for divorce. The eurosceptics would like one now to see if we should leave the EU. What many dentists in England want to know is will they have a referendum…

Would you benefit from a second opinion or some specific advice on how to proceed with a difficult case? At Devonshire House Dental Practice in Cambridge, we offer mentoring and an advice service alongside our postgraduate education programme and our specialist referral centre. Our one-to-one support service offers you a range of support levels to…

Choosing the right plan provider for many practice owners can seem like a daunting task. Worse still is thinking you’ve found the perfect provider only to feel let down by the lack of support to help make your practice thrive and succeed; promises made, but most under-delivered. This, no doubt, can leave you feeling pretty…

Within the last few centuries, the world has seen a vast number of important, and often life-changing, ‘firsts’. From the Magna Charter signed in 1215 to the first world circumnavigation expedition in the 1500s, the acceptance of the concept of evolution in the 1800s, and the first man on the moon in 1969, we have…

Thomas Coates has joined as a partner, Sarah Buxton as an associate and Matthew Jones as a trainee solicitor. The team has joined from Cohen Cramer and will now work in the LCF Law’s Leeds office, providing dental related legal services covering associate agreements, dental employment law, practice incorporations, compliance with the Care Quality Commission…

Colgate claim its new toothpaste is setting a new standard of care in everyday cavity protection for individuals and families, and providing a new approach to address a major oral health challenge. Despite advances in caries prevention due to the inclusion of fluoride in daily toothpastes, dental caries remains a widespread problem, with 27.9% of five-year…

Public Health England will investigate whether it has 'too many, too few or the right mix of staff' to carry out its responsibilities. And it will examine the employment of some consultants on 12-month contracts, after the British Dental Association (BDA) raised concerns. Earlier this year, Dr John Milne, chairman of the BDA's general dental…