Sebastian Evans

As part of its commitment to education, Henry Schein Minerva Dental has been providing undergraduate courses to students at King’s College London Dental Institute and the University of Bristol. These courses have been well received, as are increasingly aware of the need to provide students with business, as well as clinical, skills. Putting hi-tech dentistry…

Anyone who works with light curable resin knows about the so-called oxygen inhibition layer. This layer forms on the surface of the resin after light curing and has caused many clinicians to wonder whether their material is expired. That is not the case; the explanation is simple. Light curable resin only fully polymerises in the…

Being the leading provider of dental news in the UK, Dentistry.co.uk has grown up fast since its inception way back in 2005. The number of monthly visitors has skyrocketed to in excess of 50,000 with more than 15,000 members! We now have a team of 10 people that work tirelessly to keep Dentistry.co.uk up to…

The General Dental Council (GDC) has produced a new factsheet for patients across the UK to help them understand what responsibility their dental professional has to make sure their indemnity or insurance is up to date. Indemnity and/or insurance is a way for dental professionals to ensure patients have a way to claim compensation if…

Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth University, has appointed Ewen McColl as associate professor (senior lecturer) and consultant in restorative dentistry based at its Devonport Education Facility. Ewen graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1993 and after House Officer positions joined the Army in 1995.  He has gained extensive experience as a general dental practitioner during…

If you fancy winning a year’s supply of whitening toothpaste from Beverly Hills Formula, then make sure you Don’t forget your toothpaste ticket for this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase. To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, simply download your “Don’t forget your toothpaste ticket” by scanning the QR code (or from…

Scientists have found that coconut oil treated with enzymes stopped the growth of Streptococcus bacteria, a major cause of tooth decay. Speaking at the Society for General Microbiology's conference, the Irish researchers say that coconut oil also attacks the yeast which causes thrush. The research team, from the Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland, tested…

Dental Protection celebrates a decade of Trainingmatters The first issue of Trainingmatters was published in 2003. In the intervening decade this publication has become a valued risk management resource for foundation trainers and advisers as well as a forum for debate. Dental Protection continues to support trainers and foundation dentists alike through its publications, the…

On 9 July, the British Dental Association (BDA) was sent a copy of a letter from health secretary, Andrew Lansley, to the chairmen of the Review Body (DDRB). The letter said that there was no need for it to make any recommendations for the dentists’ or GPs’ pay in 2013/14. This is despite a pledge…

The news that dentists’ earnings had fallen by over 8% in the year 2010/11elicited little response from the media. In contrast a few years ago, many picked up on the figure that some dentists were earning over £200,000.   This year the Daily Telegraph though told its readers that ‘hundreds of dentists are earning more…

For many years patients have tended to seek dental care only when a tooth needs repair or when pain of dental origin has arisen. The major focus in many dental practices has been on restorative or prosthetic concerns. There are significant numbers of patients walking into dental offices every day with legitimate periodontal treatment needs.…

That’s according to a new study from the States. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University's School of Dental Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, looked at the oral health of the teens and worked backwards to age three to find out what factors in their past influenced their oral health outcomes. The team examined the teeth of…

One in three British holidaymakers are setting off for their summer holidays without dental insurance, a new survey reveals. Research by the British Dental Health Foundation has discovered that a third (33%) of sun-seeking sightseers admit they have no holiday dental insurance, to cover them in the event of a dental emergency. While more than…

The government has finally responded to the recent Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report into dentistry, supporting its recommendations on direct access. It also agrees with the OFT that ‘the vast majority of patients are happy with their dental treatment and that the majority of dentists behave ethically’. It supported improved information for the public,…