Mr Sebastian Evans

Combine business with pleasure at the inaugural British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Golf Event on 21 October. Attendees will benefit from a relaxing day on the green and gain CPD at a fascinating evening lecture by world-renowned speaker Dr Joe Bhat, entitled ‘Restorative Aspects for Anterior Aesthetics in Implant Dentistry.’ Participants also have the opportunity to…

Recent changes to tax rates have made the prospect of incorporating your practice a tempting one. The drop in corporation tax is of particular benefit, as the levy is now equal to the basic rate of income tax. Limited companies can also be used to avoid a large portion of income tax by having shareholders…

More than 3,000 dentists, dental clinicians and researchers from around the world will meet in Athens next month to discuss some of the very latest techniques in implant therapy. They are meeting at the 20th annual scientific congress of the European Association for Osseointegration (EAO) which will be held at the Megaron Athens International Conference…

Dentistry Awards have a new category this year – Best DCP! We already have many nominations but it would be great to get a few more before the day’s out. If you have a key dental care professional that deserves recognition for being a valuable member of your team, why not nominate them by entering…

A dental nurse has been struck off the GDC register for her part in running a cannabis factory in a crime spree that spanned seven convictions. Her offences included burglary, damaging property, shoplifting, several car crimes and the aiding and abetting of the production of cannabis. Sarah Haynes, who had already been sacked from Waterthorpe…

Organisers have been forced to cancel the annual British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) conference, blaming poor support from practitioners and the economic climate. The 2011 National Dental Nursing Conference was due to be held in Glasgow in November but the association’s president, Sue Bruckel, said: ‘Although we have been able to keep  the cost…

The General Dental Council (GDC) has been officially ticked off for its shoddy handling of fitness-to-practise cases six months after a catalogue of disasters were highlighted in a previous audit. And now the British Dental Association is suggesting that the publication this week of this audit carried out by the by super-regulator, Council for Healthcare Regulatory…

The Dental Directory is to fund a new chair in dentistry at the University of Warwick in celebration of its 40 years in business. The Dental Directory’s gift will establish a new UK chair in dentistry which will focus on primary care. The University of Warwick boasts one of the country’s top rated medical schools which includes…

Professor Mark Hector has been appointed dean of dentistry at the University of Dundee. Professor Hector, who will also occupy a Chair in Oral Health of Children, was previously at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Between 2009 and 2011 he was President of the International Association of Paediatric Dentistry. Professor Hector…

Tony Blair found it so difficult to work with Gordon Brown that he complained that ‘dealing with GB is like having dental treatment with no anaesthetic’, Alistair Darling recalls in his memoirs. According to a leak of the memoirs, which will be published next week, Mr Darling tells of his shouting matches with Mr Brown…

Patients are most in the dark about implants, crown and bridges when it comes to dentistry. That’s according to new figures released today (Tuesday) by the British Dental Health Foundation. Implants, crowns and bridges and other removable appliances topped the list of queries flooding into its countrywide dental helpline, making up around one in seven…

The Association of Dental Implantology UK will return to King’s College University, London, on Saturday 12 November for the 2011 Members’ National Forum. The Forum is a one-day programme featuring an extensive selection of implant-related subjects covering surgical, restorative and hot-topic themes. This stimulating event is open to the entire dental team, attracting seven hours of…

A graduate dental student has won a prestigious prize for the best case presentationby a vocational training student (VT)> Raheel Malik, 2010 graduate dental student and senior health officer in the Department of Oral Surgery and Restorative at the King’s College Dental Institute, has won the London Deanery’s Ruby Austin Prize. This award is given…