Mr Sebastian Evans

Philips is inviting young dentists to a special foundation dentist programme at the BDTA Showcase. Taking place at Piazza Suites 1 & 5 at The NEC Birmingham on Friday 21 October, it promises: • FREE: Receive 5 hours of verifiable CPD presentations from Mani Bhardwaj, Professor Edward Lynch, Robin Bryant and Chris Barrow• FREE: 3…

The Dental Surgery have just appointed the digital design and marketing company Mind Corporation to oversee its branding, website, PR and social media. The appointment comes after a strategic review over the last three months. The Dental Surgery, run by business partners Simon Nocton and Shaun Smith, is planning a significant redevelopment in the latter…

Many people with diabetes are unaware of the close links between the state of their oral health and their risk of developing complications, medical researchers warn in the latest issue of the British Dental Journal (BDJ).  The authors of the report, Oral health awareness in adult patients with diabetes: a questionnaire study, maintain that inflammation…

Statistics published this month show that cancer waiting times have improved over the past year, despite a general growing pressure on waiting times in the health service and an increase of over 100,000 more people in England being seen by a cancer specialist. Official statistics from the Department of Health published in September 2011 show…

Dr Amarjit Gill has teamed up with a seasoned dental entrepreneur to create a group of dental practices in the North of England. The duo have initial financial backing to invest up to £20 million in an existing dental group – and would even be open to approaches from an alliance of individual practices looking…

Missing dental check-ups by even just a short period can seriously increase the risk of gum disease, warn oral hygiene experts. It follows increasing concern in the media that the cost of dental care and challenging economic conditions are prompting more families to skip dental check-ups. This has become a growing issue. A British Dental Health Association…

A Somerset dental practice has been rewarded for its excellence with a BDA Good Practice Award. College Street Dental Practice, Burnham on Sea in Somerset recently celebrated obtaining the BDA Good Practice Award in recognition of meeting the standards of good practice set by the British Dental Association. The practice has been working towards the…

A Gloucestershire dentist is combining his passion for dentistry with a love for rugby. Dr Leo O’Hara is the principal dentist at Nelson Street Dental Practice in Stroud, Gloucestershire, and explains: ‘I moved to Gloucester in 1985 and ever since then I’ve been a Gloucester Rugby fan. I’ve followed them avidly and I have now…

Alison Lockyer’s resignation as chair of the General Dental Council (GDC) has sparked a government call for the super-regulator to investigate the inner workings of the Council. The Department of Health (DH) has written to the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) asking it to investigate whether the GDC is failing in any way to…

Lady Gaga is planning on getting diamond tooth implants. ‘She’s still deciding how many to get done. Her dental bill will be as expensive as her jewellery bill,’ a source tells The Sun. Lady Gaga has reportedly already ordered the marquise diamonds, and will have them in for the Thierry Mugler fashion show this month in Paris.

Philips Discus Dental will be exhibiting at the BSDHT Conference between 18-19 November 2011 in Bournemouth and will be positioned alongside the Sonicare team for the first time at a BSDHT meeting since its acquisition. Their aim at the show is to encourage delegates to try some of their new and most successful products for…

On 1 October 2011, the Agency Worker Regulations will come into force with potentially wide-reaching and costly outcomes for those organisations that do not comply. The Regulations aim to enhance the rights of agency workers, but unfortunately this is likely to be at the expense of the organisations that use them.   Once an agency worker begins…

The media coverage of the launch of the dental contract pilots on 1 September was really positive. It was really good to see dentistry portrayed in such an upbeat way. Any payment system will have inherent incentives within it and our challenge is to minimise the negative and maximise the opportunities to drive positive ways of…

It was around three years ago that I was eventually convinced by my staff of the need for a computerised practice management system, prior to this I had been perfectly content with my paper based system. Although we were slowly running out of space, as thousands of paper records covered every inch of available floor…

NHS dental care for vulnerable patients across the UK is suffering as financial pressures start to bite, research by the British Dental Association (BDA) has found. This is leaving dentists worried that they are unable to sustain the services they provide to patients against a tide of decline and neglect. Two-thirds of respondents to the survey,…