Sebastian Evans

A dental therapist is taking part in the world’s most difficult endurance race to raise funds for a dental charity. Kevin Lawlor, 54, is participating in the Marathon Des Sables which is a 153-mile test in six days across the Sahara Desert, in aid of Facing Africa, a charity that sends out surgeons to reconstruct…

An online learning resource, the ‘Ultimate implant year course’ 2012/13 from Smiletube.tv, starting in September, allows delegates to learn at their own pace in the environment of their choice and at a time that suits them. The course enables delegates to acquire the skills necessary to place and restore dental implants in a safe and…

General practitioners can learn the skills necessary to successfully place dental implants on a highly acclaimed year programme in Glasgow. The Scottish Year Course guides dentists through each stage of the treatment, from diagnosis to fitting and maintaining a restored implant. Presented by Dr Stephen Jacobs and Dr Clive Schmulian, the fifth intake begins in…

The second John McLean Honorary Symposium has been organised in order to increase the funding of The John McLean Fellowship. This was formed in May 2010 to only fund academic and clinical research in honour of John McLean for his contribution to dentistry. During his lifetime, John achieved international renown as a highly regarded dental…

With CQC now requiring practice staff to have vulnerable adult training, the launch of vulnerable adult online courses specifically written for dental staff couldn’t be more timely. Our Introduction course covers all staff and our Lead course equips your management team for their roles. The courses are CQC compliant, take around an hour to complete and…

A UK-wide consultation on whether tobacco should be sold in standardised, or plain packaging, has been launched today by health secretary Andrew Lansley. The consultation will ask individuals whether they think standardised packaging will have an impact on peoples health and reduce the uptake of smoking. The consultation suggests for the first time what requirements…

Two new sets of research collectively reveal that less than half all adults have a proper oral healthcare routine – and that more people need dental treatment. Just 31% of people use mouthwash and only 22% bother to floss, according to the Adult Dental Health Survey. Meanwhile, the latest NHS Dental Statistics for England show that 29.5…

A four-day weekend lies ahead to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee – or does it? NASDAL, the National Association for Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers, is advising dental team members not to be too jubilant until they are sure they really are entitled to the additional holiday. The Spring Bank Holiday has been moved to…

NSK United Kingdom Ltd have been selected to supply their outstanding range of handpieces for the London 2012 Olympic Games. This prestigious agreement was awarded by LOCOG, the organisation responsible for preparing and staging the 2012 Games. A comprehensive range of NSK handpieces will be used in the newly created dental suites within the medical…

Nine of the speakers at Dentistry LIVE have appeared in the Top 50 list of the most influential people in UK dentistry. Dentist James Goolnik scooped number one in the poll for the second year running. He is creator of the ‘Heart Your Smile’ drive and will be revealing the thinking behind the campaign alongside…

A dental entrepreneur has taken a novel approach to ensure his training company continues to hit the heights – one that has seen him recently fly an aeroplane across the Atlantic Ocean. Since launching its Bristol and Shrewsbury clinics, Jason Buglass, founder and director of Dentale, has increasingly had to travel not just the length and…

A clinical trial is developing a revolutionary technique to diagnose oral cancer quickly and effectively. The ‘lab on a chip’ trial, led by Professor Martin Thornhill from the University of Sheffield, is working with researchers from Rice University in the US to develop a device that could be used by a dentist to determine if…

Dentists will be able to learn how to use an innovative new filling material direct from the experts with a free webinar taking place next Wednesday (18 April). Run by Kavo, the interactive lecture will take the title ‘30% time saving in composite filling’ and should last around 30 minutes. Kavo – the company that,…

Dr Trevor Ferguson has been elected dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK). The FGDP(UK) is the standard setting body for general dental practice in the UK and functions as the academic home for general dental practitioners, and is the largest of all the Dental Faculties of the Royal Colleges in the UK, with…

What better way to celebrate National Smile Month than with a brand new toothbrush offered at a fantastic discounted rate! As dental professionals we all know that ideally our patients should change their toothbrush every three months. Unfortunately it’s just all too easy to forget! That’s why dfyt.com (don’t forget your toothbrush) is here to help. dfyt.com…

In NHS practices during 2010/11, fee income fell by 3% and ‘take home pay’ for dentists fell by nearly 10% compared to the previous year. It is now back down to 2005/6 levels, according to a survey of dentists’ accounts by NASDAL, the National Association of Dental Accountants and Lawyers. For associates, who comprise about…

Open day successWhat was so impressive about this open weekend was that it was attended by many of the good quality companies that Hague works alongside – from top worldwide manufacturers of packages, digital and implant sales specialists, architects, specialist dental accountants, decontamination advisors, project managers, suction and compressor specialist, finance, bespoke cabinetry and reception…