Sebastian Evans

Integrated Dental Holdings (IDH) is offering a new course, through The IDH Academy, providing practical training in the use of rotary endodontic files. The course aims to bring IDH dentists up to speed on the new endodontic file system, which will allow for cutting-edge root treatments with improved accuracy and speed.   The new rotary…

If you have children and your partner is earning significantly less than you and claiming Child Benefit, it could be tempting to think that as a family you are unaffected by the changes to the benefit system introduced earlier this year. But you could well be affected. Any family that has one earner bringing in…

Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health have shown for the first time that as gum health improves, progression of atherosclerosis slows to a clinically significant degree. The findings appear online in the Journal of the American Heart Association. Atherosclerosis, or the narrowing of arteries through the build-up of plaque, is a major…

The General Dental Council (GDC) has updated its Scope of Practice guidance to reflect recent decisions on direct access and the new Standards for the dental team. Scope of Practice was first published in 2009 and sets out the skills and abilities which each registrant group should have on qualification; and further skills which registrants…

At the Business of Dentistry HQ, we tasked ourselves with ensuring the forthcoming Practice Managers' Conference in Edinburgh on 15 November, was full to brimming with exciting and relevant speakers. Not content with just five industry-renowned speakers, we thought we’d throw another two into the melting pot. So welcome to the party Sandeep Senghera, CEO…

Employers can be held liable for acts of their employees are committed in the course of their employment. Work-related social events such as the Christmas party are found by the Employment Tribunal to be in the course of employment. There is often lots of alcohol at the Christmas Party, employees can quickly let their guard…

Researchers at the University of Sydney are currently surveying dentists and community pharmacists to gauge their support for introducing the tests in-house. If the response is positive, the researchers hope additional HIV and STI testing outlets will help to increase the rates of early diagnosis. In New South Wales, it is estimated that 20-30% of…

Jeremy Hunt criticised the inspection regime at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) when it required the 'same people' to check dentists and hospitals.   The comment came in the wake of fresh fears about standards at NHS hospitals, after staff at no fewer than 119 of 161 acute Trusts said they feared safety is under…

That’s according to dental defence organisation, MDDUS. Figures from MDDUS’ Annual Report for 2012 reveal a 53% rise in claims intimated against general dental practitioners over the year compared to 2011, while there is also a 67% increase in the number of GDC cases handled. A small part of the increase in claims can be…

Presenting a mouth-watering two-day programme of informative lectures, hands-on workshops and live demonstrations, as well as an extensive trade exhibition with over 350 exhibitors, of which 50 will be new for the 2014 Show, the event will cater for the whole profession. And what’s more – it’s completely free of charge! Meet 350+ suppliers World-class…

A University of Sheffield research team is to look at whether withdrawing antibiotic cover for dental patients at risk of a serious heart infection is leading to more cases of the life-threatening illness. The research, funded by a grant of nearly £100,000 from the charity Heart Research UK following a donation to the charity of…

A new study reveals that bacteria in the human mouth – particularly those nestled under the gums – are as powerful as a fingerprint at identifying a person’s ethnicity. Scientists identified a total of almost 400 different species of microbes in the mouths of 100 study participants belonging to four ethnic affiliations: non-Hispanic blacks, whites,…