Sebastian Evans

Business lobby group the Forum of Private Business has given George Osborne an overall thumbs-up for his Budget. The not-for-profit employer support organisation welcomed much of what was in the Chancellor’s speech, with the only immediate criticism his inaction on business rates. But it said the Employment Allowance, worth £2,000 to all businesses with employees,…

That’s according to David Foster, managing director of Braemar Finance, who advises practice owners to bring forward any spending plans. A window of opportunity has been opened, he says, with a temporary increase in Annual Investment Allowance from £50,000 to £250,000. He said: ‘The AIA allows you to benefit from 100% tax relief on £250,000…

Fancy spending an evening with Mervyn Druian? Sign up to his ‘People without Perio’ webinar tonight at 7.00pm.   Back by popular demand, Mervyn Druian presents another revitalising CPD webinar entitled ‘People without Perio’ on Wednesday 20 March.  ‘People without Perio’ – Wednesday 20 March, 7pm Within your practice the preventative side should account for…

Radio 4’s The Bottom Line by Evan Davis is a favourite of mine. Each programme, he talks to three prominent people in business and a recent one was about turning round corporate failure, by three who had done it. Three of their approaches I felt were not only interesting, but relevant to the current problems…

Thousands of people in the developing world are still dying unnecessarily from untreated tooth decay, claims British dental health NGO Bridge2Aid (B2A) on the eve of World Oral Health Day. ‘It is 2013 and people are still dying from untreated dental decay,’ said Mark Topley, CEO of B2A. ‘Here in the UK we complain about…

A shocking statistic is that 70% of the world’s population has no access to emergency dental care and Luke explained: 'I found that figure horrifying and tried to put myself in the position of a person with excruciating toothache, knowing nothing could be done. That galvanised me into doing something about it.' By becoming a…

To mark World Oral Health Day 2013 today (20 March) organised by the FDI World Dental Federation, the Wrigley Oral Healthcare Programme is launching the first of a new series of free web-based continuing professional development sessions designed for dental professionals. The new CPD series is based on the recently released book, Saliva and Oral…

Orthodontist Didier Fillion,was celebrated by the British Lingual Orthodontic Society (BLOS) at its spring meeting. Having been a founder member of BLOS in 2003, he went on to become its first chairman and then first president. He was also a founder member of the French, European and World lingual societies. He has been a regular…

It outlines the agenda for improving oral health inequalities across Wales and comes as new figures from the Welsh Oral Health Information Unit show that 41%-plus children in Wales currently experience dental decay. CDO David Thomas, says that while the figure is too high, it does mark a decrease of 6% since 2007/8. During a…

The Forum of Private Business has said the Chancellor must deliver a business focussed Budget on Wednesday if he’s serious about lighting the economic touch paper. The small business support organisation has said its members are desperate to see positive announcements on business rates, fuel duty, and exactly how the Government is planning to inject…

The Business of Dentistry and Peninsula Business Services keep you updated with a change to employee rights that has increased parental leave and alters flexible working to help you assess the impact of the changes to your practice. From 8 March 2013, eligible parents have an increased entitlement to parental leave. Currently, entitlement extends to…

More than 28 million people in the UK chose their current dentist through word of mouth, according to new research. In a poll conducted by Bray Leino, approaching half of people questioned (44.7%) used friends and family recommendations for choosing their current dentist, while only 7.5% of people used the internet. Almost two thirds (63.7%)…

The dental practice sales market is still strong with no sign of the impending changes to NHS contractual arrangements having any impact on values. That's according to, said Alan Suggett, a partner in specialist dental accountants UNW LLP, who co-ordinates NASDAL’s quarterly goodwill survey. Speaking at its anuunal press conference, he observed that in the…

The BDA, which represents approximately 23,000 members – 19,000 qualified dentists and 4,000 student dentists through the UK – will offer its members a choice of three packages. These are designed to reflect various needs, with the organisation having decided that the current ‘one size fits all’ membership is no longer suitable. All members of…

You probably see it on a weekly basis in your practice. A formerly well-appointed, successful patient arrives for their appointment with the assistance of a family member or caregiver. They need help getting into the chair, and you are surprised by the decline in their health since you saw them last, especially when you remember…

The Department of Health (DH) insisted it was offering a dentists a good deal – because some could receive rises of up to 8% under Agenda for Change (AfC) contracts.   But the BDA quickly warned the settlement – announced late on March 13 – would do little to 'relieve the increasing pressure on high…

The advice comes from David Paul, a specialist Chartered Accountant who gave an update on pensions at the NASDAL press conference this month. He began by looking back on the events of the last few years and he identified the difficulties the profession have had to contend with in relation to their pension. They are:…

Dentist Ben Underwood, of Clifton Moor Dental Centre in York, created the Brush DJ app as a timer which plays two minutes of music taken at random from the user’s device. The aim is to make the mundane task of brushing for the correct length of time more fun and therefore more likely to happen.…