Mr Sebastian Evans

3M Espe was recently named the most innovative dental company in the world for the eighth consecutive year, published in the 2012 Dental Industry Review conducted by The Anaheim Group. The Most Innovative Award is based on three criteria: new product clearances for the US market; dental industry patents registered with the United States Patent…

Vibraject, the small vibrating device which attaches to a dental syringe and removes or reduces the pain of an injection, is currently catching on in the dental profession. With nearly 100 dental practices using Vibraject in the UK, a consumer campaign is now underway to raise awareness. As part of the campaign, a new website…

A minister has insisted that more NHS employees are eager to ‘become their own bosses’ by running ‘mutuals’ – despite a stark warning that the policy ‘no legs’. The ‘Big Society’ project – which the government is keen to expand into dentistry services – took a hammering in a report by a Commons select committee.…

A new national TV advertising campaign launched by Wrigley on 14 February is encouraging consumers to chew sugarfree gum after eating and drinking, especially when they are on-the-go. Its theme – ‘Break Up With Lingering Food’™ – focuses on how the foods we eat linger in the mouth and can threaten oral health, with an…

Nobody likes the idea of passing on Inheritance Tax (IHT) to their loved ones, so it’s worth investigating the opportunities available to ensure your bequest reaches your children, rather than the taxman. An obvious solution is to pass on gifts while you are still alive, and a holiday home would be a prime example. If…

A ‘smile’ has topped a poll of the most important physical features when it comes to attraction between men and women. The results of a survey, carried out on behalf of the British Dental Health Foundation, revealed a smile was rated highly by 56% of respondents, closely followed by faces (53%) and eyes (51%).  Dress…

Second-year dental students from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry who have won the annual Rayna DiModica Contribution to Society Award are to make a donation to the local charity with which they have worked. The charity is the Plymouth Highbury Trust based at Peverell, which supports adults with a learning disability across…

The report, compiled by Sustain entitled ‘A Children’s Future Fund – How food duties could provide the money to protect children’s health and the world they grow up in’, makes three main recommendations for Budget 2013 it believes would help to improve children’s health. They are: • Introduce a sugary drinks duty for the UK…

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end of each quarter, for the proceeding 12 months. The figures are broken down into two groups: • UDAs commissioned where the dental service is being provided; • UDAs commissioned in contracts not yet delivering services…

It’s a new year and by now you’ve probably already broken your resolutions, so here at Dentistry magazine we’ve got an idea for you. Why not show the people who most inspire you how important they are by voting for them in our Top 50 poll? Now in its eighth year, no doubt you know…

The Shirley Glasstone Hughes (SGH) Trust Fund has launched its annual competition for primary care dental practitioners to win up to £200,000 of funding for research. The Fund is this year seeking applications for research projects that investigate the environmental impact of plastics in restorative dental materials. Bids for the funding must come from teams…

A new study reveals that dental patients in London are more confused about pricing and the options available to them than those in any other region. Londoners are also less trusting of their dentists according to the research, which has been released to coincide with the opening of a new Oasis dental practice in Kingston…

Dental Air Services, a leading supplier of oil-free compressed air packages within the dental industry, has introduced its ‘Air Care Adoption Programme’. Dental Air Services has extended its service support packages to all makes of existing compressors. For a fixed monthly costing Dental Air will adopt the dentist’s existing compressor onto its service and support…

The first ever Private Laboratory Awards ceremony was a resounding success – enjoyed by hundreds of guests who toasted the cream of the dental technology profession. The glittering event, held at the prestigious Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington on 25 January, was a dazzling affair with a grand champagne reception, splendid three-course meal and an…

Prestige Medical is pleased to announce that a new partnership agreement has been reached with The Dental Directory. The Dental Directory is the UK’s largest wholesale dental dealer, well known as a one-stop-shop with a catalogue of over 27,000 products that cater to all dentists’ needs. Prestige Medical is a market-leading manufacturer of equipment, with…

This Award acknowledges outstanding dental professionals who are repeatedly raising the standards of implant dentistry. It is this recognition of quality and distinction that positions Same Day Smiles alongside the best implant practices in the country. Case patient Mrs Pauline Dryden was treated by Dr Alex Jones and Dr Richard Brookshaw at PDC Dental, a…