Sebastian Evans

Dr Martin Fallowfield, a GDP in Peterborough, has been elected to chair the British Dental Association’s (BDA’s) new Principal Executive Committee (PEC). Dr Fallowfield was elected by the members of the PEC, who in turn had been elected by a ballot of the entire membership of the BDA. Dr Fallowfield represents the East of England…

FTA Finance Ltd (part of the Frank Taylor and Associates group) are delighted to announce a key appointment to their team. Helen Skinner who has an extensive banking background and has worked specifically in the healthcare sector since 2000 at the RBS Group will be joining FTA Finance from July. Helen will be a ‘familiar…

Peninsula Dental School, Plymouth  University, is hosting a new international research initiative, the Cochrane Agenda and Priority Setting Methods group. It has been set up to develop strategies to improve the process of selecting topics for future research. Dr Mona Nasser, clinical lecturer in Evidence Base Dentistry at PDS, is leading this initiative along with…

The UK’'s biggest and most important dental exhibition, the BDTA Dental Showcase, will be in full swing at ExCeL London from the 4th-6th October. With over 300 exhibitors and 10,000 members of the dental team expected to attend, it is the premier event on the dental calendar. What's new for 2012? Delegates will enjoy a…

Dentists across England must resist the bullying tactics of Primary Care Trust dental commissioning staff, British Dental Association (BDA) General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) chair, Dr John Milne, has urged. Speaking at the 2012 Conference of Local Dental Committees (LDCs), Dr Milne told delegates he was appalled at suggestions that some PCTs were challenging perfectly acceptable…

A dentist has been struck off for working without indemnity or insurance for almost 20 years. Glasgow dentist David Black, 64, was erased from the GDC register and told the GDC he made arrangements for his own indemnity. He said that any claims would have limited value because of the field of dentistry he specialised…

The first ever, Business of Dentistry (BoD) Practice Managers’ Conference, which took place on 13 and 14 June at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, has proven to be a great success, attracting close to 100 delegates from all over the UK. The one-day conference was hosted by Sheila Scott and included a variety of inspirational and educational presentations…

A recent report that Oasis was seeking to raise an additional £250 million to finance expansion raises the question of whether corporates are viable in the long term or will the bubble burst. During the last 20 years, they have shown considerable growth. They have well over 800 practices, employ over 3,000 dentists and their…

Dental corporate, Oasis, is reported to have appointed DC Advisory to lead its attempt to raise £250 million-plus in order to expand. Duke Street Capital, the private equity majority owner of Oasis, needs to raise a fresh injection of funding — either by attracting a new investor, or selling the company. Justin Ash, the chief executive…

As one of your more senior colleagues (my hair is a little grey and yes, it is mine) I felt it necessary to write to you about a very seriously missed opportunity. Over a career spanning more than 40 years (I still look forward to going to the practice every single day) I have travelled…

Nigel Carter, chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF), has been awarded an OBE in Queen’s birthday honours.  The award recognises Dr Carter’s services to dental and oral health. Dr Nigel Carter, has been chief executive of the BDHF since 1997, and was previously chairman and trustee. He has an association of more…

Patient interest in dental implants has doubled in the last year, according to the latest data from medical and dental search website www.whatclinic.com.More than 150,000 people from the UK used the website to research local private dental clinics in the last month, with 2,500 of them interested in dental implants – up 105% on the…

Ivoclar Vivadent is celebrating taking the world of Twitter by storm after reaching more than 1,000 followers. As a thank you to the growing number of people keeping tabs on its social media account, Ivoclar Vivadent celebrated the achievement in style by giving one follower a Swiss watch.The lucky winner was Stephen Campbell (@StevenWCampbell) of…

Saturday 23 June sees the 5th Annual Hope Ball in aid of Bridge2Aid, kindly hosted by Chipping Manor Dental Practice. If you fancy donning black tie and sipping champagne in the luxurious surroundings of Tortworth Court Hotel in the Cotswolds while raising money for a really good cause then please come along. Join Ian Wilson…

A free mediation service has been launched that will help patients resolve complaints about their dental treatment.It will offer patients and dentists an opportunity to resolve their differences assisted by a mediator. The independent service aims to deal with complaints covering such areas as treatment standards, diagnosis, communications, professional etiquette and fees. The scheme will…

FMC is delighted to announce the new, refreshed FMC Events website. FMC Events is a leading UK provider of post-graduate education for dental professionals, offering dentists and team members a diverse range of one- and multiple-day seminars, hands-on workshops and conferences. FMC Events is dedicated to the lifelong learning of dental professionals in all areas…

The Department of Health has published dental access statistics on findings from the second wave of results from the GP Patient Survey (conducted between January and March 2012). Demand for access:– 60% of adults in the survey tried to obtain an appointment with an NHS dentist in the two-year period prior to answering the question…