Sebastian Evans

The Right to Smile campaign was launched this week by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), with an aim to provide information on finding a dentist, dental charges, entitlements to NHS care – and even how to seek redress when things go wrong. The campaign follows in the wake of the OFT study earlier this…

The US review, published in the December issue of Nutrition Reviews, looked at 24 controlled clinical trials, spanning the 1920s to the 1980s, on approximately 3,000 children in several countries. Dr Philippe Hujoel, of the University of Washington in Seattle, who conducted the review, said that while vitamin D's role in supporting bone health has…

Stuart Craig, based in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, has been struck off by the General Dental Council (GDC) following a public hearing into allegations that he provided a poor standard of care to patients. The allegations, heard by the GDC’s professional conduct committee are in connection with incidents that occurred between 1986 and 2011 when he was…

A poster campaign, aimed at reminding dental care professionals (DCPs) of their commitment to continuing professional development (CPD), has been launched by dental regulators. There are less than eight months to go until nearly 40,000 DCPs reach the end of their first five-year CPD cycle – and so far, only 37% have logged more than…

The British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT) announced the appointment of Julie Rosse as president in succession to her predecessor Sally Simpson. Julie qualified as a dental hygienist at the Eastman Dental Institute in London in 1995 and worked in community dental health before moving into general practice. She has been a member…

Oxyjet UK’s new Oxyjet Leo De Luxe is the entirely painless, safe, needle-free and ‘green’ alternative to Botox and similarly invasive cosmetic treatment options. Oxyjet Leo De Luxe enables dental practices to offer their patients the complete range of cosmetic therapies (wrinkle reduction; lip profile enhancement; irregular skin pigmentation, age spot and acne removal etc)…

Following its acquisition by Simplyhealth, Denplan has announced that its former chairman, David Phillips and former non-executive director, Meredyth Bell, have accepted roles as life presidents at Denplan. The life president role has been specially created to recognise David and Meredyth’s commitment to Denplan over the years and their ongoing involvement and support for the…

In addition, 90% are concerned about how their practice would recover in the event of a disaster such as a flood, fire or theft, while 50% of practices estimated it would take them in excess of three working days to recover from a disaster. The survey, conducted by dental IT experts, MicroMinder, also brought to…

DMG has introduced a special offer intro kit containing a 9ml Permacem 2.0 smartmix syringe and five mixing tips for just £55 + VAT until 31 December 2012. Available in A2 universal, A3 opaque or transparent shades, DMG’s Permacem 2.0 is perfect for use with all crown and bridge restorations including zirconia-based all-ceramic restorations. Zirconia-based…

The research team, led by Princeton nanoscientist Michael McAlpine and Tufts bioengineers Fiorenzo Omenetto, David Kaplan and Hu Tao, has created a tooth tattoo made of gold, silk and graphite and temporarily attaches to a patient’s tooth. Gerard Kugel, associate dean for research at Tufts School of Dental Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, said: ‘A sensor…

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has launched a new campaign, ‘Right to smile’, to help patients understand more about their rights when visiting the dentist. The honeyed words are their acknowledgement that the ‘majority of patients are satisfied with their dentist’. The deep distrust shows as it lumps dentists in with used car salesmen,…

Hagman, best known for his role as JR Ewing in the hit series Dallas, died of tongue cancer on Friday, having been diagnosed with the disease in October last year. With the help of healthcare professionals across the country, Mouth Cancer Action Month, taking place throughout November, aims to educate the public about a disease…

It is nearly that time of year and Dentsply is getting in the festive spirit thinking about the company's Christmas e-card for 2012. The team is asking for your children (under the age of 10 please), to enter a drawing, created by themselves with a festive theme, into the Dentsply Christmas E-Card competition. The electronic…

Braemar Finance offers self-employed practitioners the opportunity to apply for its popular tax funding facility. Self-employed practitioners will be required to pay HM Revenue & Customs a tax payment by the 31 January 2013. If this deadline is missed then interest and penalties will be charged. It makes sense to start planning now. Bramemar’s tax…

Since 2010 healthcare practices regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) must meet service delivery criteria including the clear identification of individual staff members. The guidance publication entitled 'Essential Standards of Quality and Safety' specifies that, for providers to achieve the required standard of care and welfare of people who use their healthcare services, their…

The Right to Smile campaign, launched today (Tuesday) by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), provides information on finding a dentist, dental charges, entitlements to NHS care – and even how to seek redress when things go wrong. The campaign follows in the wake of the OFT study earlier this year which found that, while…

Every year, on July 30 I was to be found cursing and running around like a mad woman trying to find all my CPD logs so that I could submit those all-important numbers to the GDC. There would be a folder in a safe place I couldn't remember with certificates, a list in my diary,…