Sebastian Evans

The British Dental Health Foundation has received a generous £2,600 donation after coming top of an online charity poll. The money was donated by the British Dental Trade Association (BDTA) following a vote by 20,000 visitors to this year’s Dental Showcase exhibition. A total amount of £5,000 was shared out between three charities, following an…

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That’s according to new research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. A team comprising researchers from the Department of Dental Medicine and the Aging Research Center (ARC) at Karolinska Institutet and from Karlstad University in Sweden have looked at tooth loss, chewing ability and cognitive function in a random nationwide sample of 557 people aged 77…

For decades, the life of an associate has been an enviable one. Earnings were high, and a short supply of associates meant all new dentists could start their working career with an expectation of a choice of jobs with good earnings. They could also look forward to becoming a practice owner in the future, often…

The Dental Defence Union is advising dental professionals to brush up their
 communication skills to help avoid complaints. Responding to news from the
Dental Complaints Service (DCS) that complaints about private dental treatment rose
 by 17% in the year to April 2012, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) says that in its
 experience, many complaints involve communication…

We believe that most practice owners are interested in making a success of the practice by providing the best service possible to patients and having a profitable business in order to continue servicing those patients well. It is interesting to note that making several small changes in certain areas has a massive effect on the…

The fiasco over West Coast Main Line rail franchise raises questions of whether ministers or civil servants can be trusted with commissioning projects in the future. Alasdair Palmer writing in the Daily Telegraph described it as ‘the latest in a long line of blunders in the way the state awards contracts to private companies.’ The…

An infant dentalcare company has recently reached the final of the Nectar Business Small Business Awards, a national competition to reward and recognise the importance of small businesses to the economy. Brush-Baby was awarded highly commended in the Innovation of the Year category at a London Awards Ceremony hosted by Karren Brady, leading UK businesswoman…

Dental Protection passed the 50,000 mark at the end of 2007 and less than five years later another 10,000 more people have joined the organisation to bring the total membership to 60,000. This is quite remarkable considering that it took almost 90 years to gather the first 20,000 members Dental director Kevin Lewis announced the…

A 'flash mob' of dancers, secretly organised by Straumann, gave delegates waiting to get into Showcase this morning an exciting wake-up call. Fifty-one young dancers merged from the crowds drinking coffee and having breakfast in the boulevard outside the exhibition hall at ExCel to dance to David Guetta's Titanium. The surprise dance troupe was the…

If you don’t already know the Heart Your Smile nine habits manifesto, head over to stand M09a to find out. Once you’re there, choose one of the habits that is most important to you and have your photo taken with it. You can also treat yourself to a cupcake, with the proceeds from cake sales…

Spitting may be considered an unpleasant habit – but in terms of healthy teeth it can make a world of difference to your smile. Dentists across the country are advising patients to think about their dental hygiene habits as part of a renewed focus on better oral health. Small changes like spitting instead of rinsing…

In vitro, it blocks 92% of dentinal tubules in as little as six rinses, according to Listerine’s research by Johnson & Johnson. The formula includes potassium oxalate crystal technology. Crystals are deposited on the dentine and deep inside exposed open tubules. The crystals build with each rinse to provide a deep stable comprehensive tubule occlusion.…

At the Plandent stand, Roland Schmidt, UK CEO, introduced the company under its new, streamlined branding. The well-known brand Claudius Ash has gone, it is now trading under the Plandent name and J&S Davis has been bought out by Daniel Davis. This means a clearer look for the company and a more dynamic approach under…

The Cariescan Pro has moved out its academic research phase and taken a new direction with a new commercial approach. That’s according to CEO Graham Lay who says the company is ‘totally comfortable about the performance of the caries detector’ that delivers 94.8% accuracy. Graham explained: ‘We no longer have to convince people that it…

The General Dental Council (GDC) is asking for as many views as possible on three major consultations which could change dental regulation in the UK.  All dentists, dental nurses, dental technicians, clinical dental technicians, dental hygienists, dental therapists and orthodontic therapists have to be registered with the GDC and meet its standards throughout their careers…