Sebastian Evans

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…

Dental Rx is the first crown and bridge dental lab prescription to be launched on iTunes App Store.  Styledent Technologies has created a simple and easy to use universal mobile dental lab prescription. Dental Rx allows the practitioner to send by email to the laboratory of its choice his prescription and photos for a patient’s…

The need to report an accident connected with work where an employee or a self-employed person working on your premises suffers an injury that leads to them being incapacitated has been increased. It has been upped ftom three consecutive days to to seven consecutive days. The HSE decided to recommend to the Work and Pensions…

BDTA delegates will have an opportunity to try two new products being showcased on the Philips stand (D07 and D08). The stand will accommodate ten brushing stations and the Philips team will be joined by a large number of dental nurses to serve each one. Sonicare Air Floss uses microburst technology to deliver a quick…

Remin Pro is now available in the practical and hygienic Single Dose packs, making it possible to give the precise amount to each patient. Remin Pro contains three components that protect teeth from demineralisation and erosion: fluoride, hydroxyl apatite and xylitol. This dental care cream gently regenerates the tooth for various indications, such as the…

Prestige Medical’s new test kits are in response to increasing requests from dentists for help with the challenges of meeting the requirements for testing, recording and storing data. Each kit is designed to provide, in one simple format, all the materials needed to perform the appropriate daily/weekly/quarterly tests for the entire year. A specially designed…

The Dental Directory began life as the Billericay Dental Supply Company in 1971, when my father Gordon Mills, who remains the chairman to this day, founded it. Created as a mail order service, the company began sending out specialist representatives into dental surgeries in 1988. We changed the name of the business to The Dental…

A warm welcome awaits DCPs and dentists visiting the Johnson & Johnson display stand V13 at the Dental Showcase exhibition at the NEC Birmingham, 20-22 October 2011. This is a very good opportunity for the whole dental team to learn more about Listerine, the role of mouthwash in oral hygiene and to try the latest…

Topdental’s number one selling high-level surface disinfectant alcohol wipe, the Micro-V wipe, is effective against MRSA, H1N1, E-coli, TB, C-Diff, HIV, HIBV, Hep-C and a wide range of bacteria. Testing is to latest EN guidelines. The wipe contains ethanol, propanol and chlorhexidine, and has a pleasant lemon aroma. The dispenser tub has an inner sealed…

New research reveals that Birmingham tops the charts as the city with the highest number of people avoid a trip to the dentist. The statistics released today (Monday) shows that 32% of Brits fail to visit the dentist regularly due to the cost of the appointments. As part of ongoing research into the health habits…

Dentistry is a multi-faceted and rapidly evolving sector of medical science that is greatly influenced by technological innovation. Throughout our lifetime we have seen vast changes in the technologies that surround our lives. Dentistry is an area in particular that has seen such a change. Much has improved in dentistry, where patients can now benefit…

The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to dentistry Minister Earl Howe to demand an urgent meeting to make progress on a Department of Health decision to withdraw Seniority Pay for General Dental Practitioners (GDPs) in England reaching the age of 55 after 1 April 2011. The letter, from General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) chair…

A rare oil painting has been bought by the British Dental Association thanks to generous contributions from the profession, including £7,500 from Dentistry magazine. The Dentist, by renowned portrait artist, Sir John Lavery, has been purchased by the British Dental Association’s(BDA) Museum, the UK’s only museum dedicated exclusively to dentistry. Painted in 1929, it features…