Mr Sebastian Evans

I am certain nobody wakes up in the morning and decides to go to work to do a really bad job. You would not plan to have a bad day at work and not achieve what you go there to do. There are many valid reasons for underperformance in the workplace. A team leader or…

As a business manager, having assisted companies with business process re-engineering and change management – and not just in the dental marketplace – there is one fundamental point I drive home to company owners and boards of directors: protect your investment. If I were to do a survey of dentists across the UK and ask…

There were record attendances at this year’s Nobel Biocare Symposium, which took place from Friday 9 to Saturday 10 September at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London Kensington. The eclectic two-day programme encompassed a range of presentations, hands-on workshops and masterclasses presided over by world-class speakers of the highest calibre. Delegates travelled from as far afield…

The detrimental impact of eczema in the workplace is the focus of this year’s National Eczema Week (11-18 September). Six million people in the UK suffer from eczema, which can be a huge cause of economic loss to employers and employees. It is one of the most common occupational skin diseases  and 80% of newly…

The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed two candidates are standing for election as chair of the GDC – dentist Kevin O’Brien and lay GDC member Derek Prentice. The two candidates will attend hustings at Hallam Conference Centre at 44 Hallam Street,London, on Wednesday 21 September. Members of the public will be able to observe…

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today launched a market study (Thursday) which will examine whether the private and NHS dentistry markets are working well for patients. The UK market for dental services was worth £7.2 billion in 2010. Forecasts suggest this could grow to £8.2 billion by 2014 with much of the growth coming…

The 45th meeting of the CED/IADR, organised together with the NOF, Budapest, was the venue for an important symposium earlier this month, supported by Johnson & Johnson Oral Care, EAME. The symposium provided both an overview of current concepts of plaque control, while reviewing advanced scientific concepts of oral biofilm-host interaction and the properties of…

The US dental hygiene and oral care market recovered from the economic recession in 2010 to reach over $1.6 billion. That’s according to a new report by iData Research (www.idataresearch.net), the leading global authority in dental market research. The market, which includes instruments and consumables, is expected to reach $2 billion-plus by 2017. It’s believed…

A damning review of the work of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) underlines the way the organisation has failed dentists across England, the British Dental Association (BDA) has said. The report, published today by the House of Commons Health Select Committee, criticises the distortion of CQC’s priorities by a statutory deadline to register dentists and…

Bosses at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) should hang their heads in shame at the latest Health Committee report on their activities. It paints an image of staff running around with a clipboard making sure a small dental practice has ticked all the right boxe, while at the same time a whistleblower with information of…

Many dental malpractice legal battles could be prevented if rules governing the administration of antibiotics were toughened. That’s according to a US lawyer who suggests that current guidelines to dentists in the US to only ‘recommend’ antibiotics risks confusion. Miami personal injury lawyer, Francisco Viñas, says that the guidelines from the American Dental Association (ADA) on antibiotic…

Oralign Ltd is introducing the advanced LR Appliance to GDPs in Ireland and Scotland. A brand new training day for the sophisticated LR Appliance from Oralign Ltd is now open for booking for dentists in Scotland. Taking place on Friday 14 October at the University of Stirling, the one-day hands on course provides complete training…

Dental experts in the US are recommending sugarfree chewing gum as a means of fighting tooth decay in high risk patients. A multi-disciplinary expert panel, convened by the American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs, issued a report this month containing clinical recommendations that sugarfree chewing gum, lozenges and sweets, including xylitol or polyol…

September sees the final issue of Preventive Dentistry before the launch of the exciting new journal, Dental Hygiene & Therapy. We outline what you, the reader, can look forward to in a two-page profile of the new magazine (which will offer 16 hours of CPD every year in eight issues) and announce how you can…