Sebastian Evans

‘How’s the MBA going?’ This is the most frequent question I am now being asked. It seems like so many of you are really interested. My answer is usually… ‘It’s good, but wow, it’s a lot of work! Lots and lots of work…’ To put it into perspective, for me personally, it’s more work than…

The support from Dentisan has helped Bridge2aid move its existing dental practice in Mwanza, Tanzania into new, larger premises. Hope Dental Centre is Bridge2aid’s fully-equipped dental clinic in the busy centre of Mwanza. It operates on a unique self-funding basis, providing a wide range of high quality dental services at affordable prices to all members…

The Course Carestream Dental will show you how removing conventional impressions from your acquisition workflow will bring comfort for both you and your patients. There’s no longer a need to fill your patients’ mouths with impression material or to wait for the stone model to set. It’s all digital. Highly complex technologies have been translated…

On Wednesday 19 March, chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne delivered his spring 2014 budget. With a particular focus on saving, it included changes to personal allowances that will be advantageous to all tax paying earners, dentists included.  In the budget the chancellor talked of giving support to businesses and of the need for higher…

Treatment coordination experts Laura Horton and Michael Bentley are teaming up with Practice Plan to host a series of Business of Dentistry events with a difference! Treatment Coordination Live! is a hands-on, practical training day providing you with everything you have ever wanted to know about treatment coordination; how it works, how to put the…

Throughout National Smile Month 2014, dental hygienist Christina Chatfield is walking 500 miles for charity from Scotland to Brighton, all in aid of mouth cancer action – and she is looking for volunteers to join her along the way. ‘500 Miles 4 500 Smiles’ passes through 32 different locations from Christina’s first dental practice in…

Having spent last weekend at the Dentistry Show, I was struck by the same concern for independent dentists I have had ever since working in the sector, are they ready to take the risks and play the hand they are capable of playing to hold their own in an increasingly ruthless market? One of the…

Until recently, student loans have only been available to full-time students, or for those on part-time courses lasting for two years or more. In an attempt to arrest the decline in part-time students, the Government has now announced that student loans are being made available to all students based in England taking one-year part-time courses…

One of my favourite anecdotes is that of the elderly Australian lady who was interviewed on the streets of Sydney by a TV travel show doing a feature on international holiday destinations. Her opinion was sought on the attraction of a number of possible countries to visit and when England was suggested, she looked aghast…

The £800,000 project, in conjunction with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, saw 21 state-of-the-art dental chairs installed along with new dental surgery equipment on floor 26 in the Tower Wing at Guy's Hospital, London Bridge. The refurbishment, part of a continued programme of capital investment by the trust, was carried out over 12 weeks.…

So what motivated me into becoming a dentist? I have been asked this question many times. I blame my dad. He was the self-professed ‘world’s worst dentist’, but the world’s best ‘people person’. He hated the craft of dentistry but was phenomenal with people and he loved his patients. We lived in Long Island, New…

The General Dental Council (GDC) will take this opportunity to assess and evaluate the answers from the questionnaires when making the final decision on the proposed changes (the questionnaire should be read in conjunction with the proposed changes). The consultation will end on 26 May 2014. The review provides an opportunity to update the documents in…

This year’s speaker line-up for the Business of Dentistry events is one of the best, with leading industry figures such as Sheila Scott and Kevin Lewis getting ready to share their wisdom with management teams from across the country. Join them and a host of other speakers in Bolton on 6 June, or in Reading…

Fast-growing Prima Dental has won the award in recognition of its substantial growth in overseas trade. Prima Dental is the long-established market specialist in carbide steel dental burs in the UK and also exports precision dental products to over 85 countries around the world. From its state of the art production facilities in Gloucester, Prima…

Patient Plan Direct, one of the UK’s fastest growing dental plan providers, has teamed up with Bacs, the organisation behind direct debit payments, to offer the practices that work with Patient Plan Direct an opportunity to give its patients The Big Break whilst at the same time supporting Mouth Cancer Action. For patients that sign…

Tracy is a practice development specialist and will be spreading the word to dentists and teams on how to convert tooth whitening enquiries into bookings. Tracy explains: 'I want to share with teams a number of top tips that will make all the difference to the amount of whitening (and other treatments) that their practice…

The recession that started to bite within the dental market during 2010 has been something of a wake-up call for dentists, who have historically had no trouble attracting new patients and keeping those they already have. What happened in the years between 2010 and 2013 however, resulted in a lowering of confidence levels across all…