Mr Sebastian Evans

Issued by the General Dental Council (GDC), the standards were developed following intensive consultation with patients and the public. ‘Standards for the Dental Team’ replaces the previous guidance ‘Standards for dental professionals’. If a complaint is made about a dental professional their behaviour/conduct will be measured against the standards and guidance in this document. The…

Dr Runa Mowla-Copley, of Metamorphosis Orthodontics in New King's Road in Fulham, London, has just published the illustrated children’s story called Charlie’s Thumb.  It is a tale about a boy who sucks his thumb all day and all night. A visit from the Tooth Fairy leads to rather unusual events which make Charlie think perhaps…

Chris says… My first question is: What do you mean by ‘I’m marketing’? Do you mean: • I’m running an ad in the local press • We now have a Facebook page • We have a new website • I’ve written a press release. All of these items can be useful but, without a well-planned…

North Street Dental Care has gone above and beyond to implement the charity’s Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme* so was chosen from all dental practices across the UK who have signed up to the charity’s new scheme.  By joining the scheme, the dental practice is placing the onus on their own team to actively prove…

The study of more than 1,000 workers, carried out for employee benefits provider MetLife, shows that women are slightly more likely to have suffered a long-term illness, with 26% of female staff taking time off; compared to 21% of males. This totals 23% of Brits – or 6.7 million people – having been off sick…

We finally made it! With our Straumann Charity Bike Race finally complete, our cyclists are now (we hope!) relaxing at home with a nice cup of tea and their legs resting up. Our #dentistsinlycra travelled 600 miles in 6 days, which involved a continental journey from Basel, Switzerland to Crawley, United Kingdom. Together, we can…

The Treasury has been urged to give tax breaks to dental nurses on costly training courses – because it is a 'big chunk out of their pay packet'.   A Labour MP tabled a Parliamentary question to push the case for extra help for nurses undertaking continuing professional development (CPD).   The General Dental Council…

A new report forecasts strong growth across the industry in the coming five years and concludes that by 2018 UK dentistry will be worth £9 billion, a 14% increase on its current value. Dental marketing agency Manan Limited, who collected data from more than 600 dentists for their 2012 Dental Survey, shared their findings with…

For the 8th consecutive year, Henry Schein has sponsored the Jubilee Sailing Trust’s Windsor Cup Regatta, which was held on the 6-7 September, raising over £9,000 for the charity. The Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) took part in last year’s Diamond Jubilee Thames Pageant and this year celebrates its 35th anniversary, promotes the integration of physically…

That’s according to a policy adopted by the Liberal Democrats. Nick Clegg’s party, at its annual conference in Glasgow, approved a package of measures to deliver a ‘stronger focus on prevention of domestic and sexual violence’. Much of the document – entitled Dignity At Home – is aimed at stamping out bullying and harassment of…

This September, the British Dental Association and Colgate partnered to raise awareness of the importance of family oral health. Colgate Oral Health Month aims to inform and educate the general public on the importance of good oral health, and to encourage communication between dental professionals and patients. The theme for the 2013 campaign was ‘Your…

Dentists can now provide beautiful smiles and confident oral function for millions of patients who have lost their natural teeth.  Every general practitioner can offer edentulous patients a permanent solution, in partnership with a local implant clinic backed by Dentsply Implants. Around three million adults in the UK have no teeth remaining. Despite decades of…

Peninsula Dental Social Enterprise, established by Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, to bring its successful Dental Education Facilities and community activity under one umbrella, is now up and running and already making its mark. When it was announced earlier this year, it was already a world first because it was the first…