Sebastian Evans

The tooth fairy has a new rival for your children’s baby teeth. Stem cell storage pioneer and Europe’s first accredited family stem cell bank, Future Health BIOBANK, is now offering parents the opportunity of having the cells contained in their children’s first teeth frozen and stored for potential future medical use should they or a…

From Twilight to True Blood and even Harry Potter, vampires are every where these days. One place they’re not, however, is the dentist’s chair, according to the Chicago Dental Society, which is celebrating Halloween this year by asking local dentists to unseal the dental records of their most frightening patients. Although they’ve been known to…

With Halloween just around the corner, children across the country will be getting ready to fill their buckets full of chocolate, sweets and snacks. But what is a great night for children could be a ghastly one for their teeth. Letting children enjoy themselves but finding a compromise could benefit your child’s oral health in…

In times of economic constraint, W&H were pleased to have a very positive show. In addition to the interest shown in the latest products and special offers on the existing ranges of handpieces including the Alegra with self-generating LED+ technology, there was interest and enthusiasm shown towards new products and concepts such as the new…

Dental recruitment website Dental Gateway recently collaborated on a nationwide promotion with two of the biggest brands in healthcare: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Boots. The in-store UK-wide promotion involved placing hygienists and oral health educators in Boots stores throughout the country. They were to provide shoppers with one-to-one oral health information and advice. To add to the challenge,…

Many visitors to the Dentaid stand at the BDTA Showcase last week brought donations of instruments as part of the ‘Instrument Amnesty’. These instruments will be sorted, graded and given a new lease of life as part of Dentaid’s portable instrument kits. Among the items were also reconditioned handpieces and new scaler tips which will…

Dr Stephen Dodd of the Cahill Dental Care Centre Ltd has been nominated in the Dentristry Awards for Best Young Dentist in the North West. Dr Stephen Dodd (www.drstephendodd.co.uk) graduated from the University of Manchester and since then has undertaken extensive postgraduate training in order to provide the highest quality general and cosmetic dentistry. In 2009,…

A Which? investigation has claimed that over half of dentists fail to carry out basic examinations, spend limited time with patients and provide inappropriate treatment plans. Given that over 30 million examinations take place each year, what would be a reasonable sample to make such a claim? 2,000? 200? No the number of practices visited…

Ministers have vowed to toughen up the rules to tackle long-standing fears that newly qualified dentists from across Europe lack practical training. A looming update to the minimum training standards demanded by a European Union (EU) directive will be used to make changes, dentistry minister Lord Howe told peers. However, the minister also reminded local…

A raft of changes aimed at improving the handling of complaints against dental professionals, has been announced by the General Dental Council. The aim is to improve the quality and speed of complaints handling to ensure patients are protected effectively. Amongst the key changes are: • An increase in the number of decision meetings and…

Highest ever exhibitor numbers at this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase saw more than 375 stands offer visitors a wider selection of the latest dental products, technologies and services than any other UK dental show. Organisers, the BDTA, hailed it as an ‘ideal opportunity to generate sales despite the current challenging economic climate’. Over the three-day…

Astudy suggests that many people are unsure about whether cancer is a preventable disease. A new study has identified that many people are unsure about whether cancer is preventable. The research looked at ten common cancers and asked if people thought they were ‘largely preventable’. The lack of knowledge could discourage many people to take…