Sebastian Evans

Dr Barry McGonigle, a general dental practitioner from Omagh, Northern Ireland, will later this month assume the presidency of the British Dental Association (BDA). He will officially take up his position as the BDA’s 127th President in a ceremony at the Association’s annual British Dental Conference and Exhibition on 25 April, succeeding current President Dr…

The first woman dentist to qualify in Britain is to be commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque at her former London home. Lilian Lindsay (1871-1960) will be commemorated with an English Heritage blue plaque this week at her former childhood home in Holloway, Islington, north London. The plaque will be unveiled by Dame Margaret…

Many of us are aware of the power of social media – a new people power. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and so on have firmly established themselves as the easy-access voice outlet of the online community. Good social media can make or break a business. This particularly applies to businesses that are liable for online reviews,…

Join him for his Tuesday evening webinar and enjoy 1 hour of CPD learning.   Topic of the webinar: ‘Veneers made simple’ – Enhanced Session Date: Tuesday 16 April – 7pm-8pm   Webinar synopsis You will be taken through a step-by-step procedure of a complex veneer case. Case planning, case preparation, temporisation, case seating and…

Dental visits account for a significant proportion of employee absence with 43% of the UK companies implementing systems to allow staff to take paid time off work to visit their dentist.  Health insurance company Bupa estimates that dental appointments take an average of 30 minutes in the dental surgery, but take three hours away from…

Ru MacDonagh, a consultant urologist from Taunton, Dr Jon Rees, my GMP and a doctor at Nailsea, Bristol, amongst several other medical professionals, have been instrumental with local teams in Zanzibar, in setting up HIP~Z Health Improvement Project, Zanzibar,a British charity, which is now in a joint venture agreement with the Ministry of Health, Interestingly,…

The British Dental Association (BDA) is encouraging the dental family to bid generously in an auction it is organising to raise money for two leading dental charities. The auction, which will be taking place at the 2013 British Dental Conference and Exhibition, is aiming to raise £20,000 to be split evenly between the BDA Benevolent…

Appalled by the failure of previous legislation to prevent the one million needlestick injuries each year in Europe, the health unions last year demanded EU action. The EU Directive of 2010 gave legal effect to an agreement between the unions and employers and is set to become national law by the member states. The rules…

Colgate’s commitment to oral health extends beyond its quality products by providing continuing professional development for dental professionals, on-going health education for consumers, and actively partnering with and supporting your dental associations and societies at local and national events. The 2013 Colgate BDA seminar ‘Improving periodontal health in practice – preparing for care pathways and…

Susan and James Williamson from Billingham entered the TePe competition to win a £2,500 holiday when attending their regular appointment at Queensway Dental Clinic, where they have both been patients for more than 30 years. And while most people would be booking the first flight to somewhere hot and sunny, the couple have instead generously…

The results of the study, published in the April issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, suggest that injecting anesthesia into the gums of young children may interrupt the development of the lower wisdom tooth. Researchers from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine discovered the statistical association between the injection of local dental…

The Medical Defence Union (MDU) has recruited five additional solicitors and a paralegal to help its 200,000 doctor and dentist members who are facing an unprecedented level of complaints and claims. The MDU, the UK’s largest medical defence organisation, says the newly expanded team will support members with a range of medico-legal challenges, including clinical…

In the world of technology, security is a massive issue – and one that all reputable technology businesses take very seriously indeed. This is because the risks associated with security breaches can be so catastrophic for anyone involved. Not a month goes by these days without some security-related technology story making the news. One of…

The Government’s controversial ‘shares for rights’ scheme is introduced this April, following a consultation period amongst over 200 businesses, groups and other interested parties. Interestingly, the scheme – more formally known as ‘employee-owner’ – has been largely rejected by businesses and derided in the media. How the scheme works Employees exchange statutory employment rights in…

In the latest DDU Journal, it warned such complaints might easily involve patients leaving the practice or, in some cases, lead to bad publicity. DDU dento-legal adviser, Leo Briggs, said: ‘Dental fees often feature in complaints reported to us by members. Common reasons include a patient’s assumption that their treatment was being provided under the…