Sebastian Evans

In this broadcast, you have the opportunity to learn how you can further help your patients with dentine hypersensitivity. Simply view, feedback and complete CPD (continuous professional development) questions to gain one hour verifiable CPD. Dentine hypersensitivity is a painful yet common oral health problem. Although prevalence can be as high as 57% (Gillam et…

How would you finish that sentence in relation to your dental practice? Take a minute or two to think about it, with no ‘barriers’ or ‘reasons why not’ to get in the way. Allow yourself to dream a little, unencumbered by everything that’s going on in your practice right now. Here are a few examples…

Those of you who know me will be aware that over the last few months I have been somewhat preoccupied with the launch of The Clinic. The Clinic has been devised to be a ‘neutral zone’ that enables dental professionals to offer care to patients on a session by session basis. The Clinic is part…

An amazing number of practices still only have one phone line, which means that contact is virtually impossible since it is a permanently engaged line. Sometimes patients are in luck – of sorts – and the number they dialled rings… and rings…  Sometimes, patients get an educational treat. A recorded voice will tell them the…

Why is your website important? An old website is like decaying teeth – a lot of people will struggle to look past it. Many existing patients and most new patients will visit your website and judge your practice accordingly. Patients will associate a modern, functional and attractive website with a clean, professional and reliable dental…

Great speakers have been lined up for this year’s Practice Management Conference, hosted by Business of Dentistry Events, in Bolton and Reading this June, including Sheila Scott, Kevin Lewis, Krishan Joshi and Nigel Jones. The conference is dedicated to developing the skills of practice management teams and offers an excellent opportunity for practices to share…

Yesterday Sky News reported that the Carlyle Group, owners of Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH), were seeking advisers on a possible sale or stick market flotation of the corporate later this year. IDH has 570 practices making it the biggest corporate in the UK, if not Europe, and it is rumoured to be valued at £1 billion.…

It’s back and needs no introduction. Now in its sixth year, CPD Essentials has kept over 1,200 dental professionals up to date with their GDC (General Dental Council) learning requirements. CPD Essentials offers all attendees six core subjects in a single, one-day seminar. With expert speakers Jimmy Makissi, Caroline Pankhurst, Martin Fulford, Philip Lewis and more,…

Pensions are rarely out of the headlines these days, but how much attention do you pay to yours? As a dentist, you could be one of the many pension savers potentially facing a hefty tax bill at retirement when the pension lifetime allowance (LTA) drops from £1.5m to £1.25m from 6 April. The LTA is…

Now in its 15th year, the Private Dentistry Awards has established prestige that few can match and has grown in popularity year on year. A Private Dentistry Award is now recognised as one of the most valuable external guarantees of a practices performance. Self-nominate or refer a colleague, refer a team, practice or laboratory if…

Have you been to one of Practice Plan’s Business of Dentistry events? If not, you are missing out on workshops presented by some of the dental industry’s top speakers who have supported hundreds of delegates to learn new skills, develop existing ones and keep up-to-date with all the latest business techniques. With a wide range…

Receptionist, Charlotte Anderson-Hughes, and dentist, Chandra Metha, were forced to use a defibrillator on Simon Walker, 53, from Hyde, after he collapsed in the waiting room of the dental practice, the Mail Online has reported. After calling for an ambulance, the dentistry team performed CPR and used a defibrillator to shock Simon’s heart back into…