Mr Sebastian Evans

When the NHS Commissioning Board is set up in October next year, there will be a national medical director, a national nursing director, but apparently no national dental director. This may change, of course, with the final structure expected to be announced later in the month (September). The NHS Commissioning Board will be responsible for running…

Sharp instruments are essential for thorough scaling and root planing; they allow you to work faster and procedures are safer because less force is needed. Less force also results in less fatigue to the clinician and more comfort for the patient. Sharp instruments improve the quality of your care.        What are the properties of an…

The government is considering recommendations on the status of HIV-positive dentists which would see them back in practice. A Department of Health (DH) spokesperson said: ‘The Department has recently received advice on the management of HIV-infected healthcare workers from the joint working group of the Expert Advisory Group on AIDS, the UK Advisory Panel for Healthcare…

A dentist has admitted defrauding the NHS to feed his drug addiction. Birmingham dentist Behnam Aghabeigi now faces being struck off by the General Dental Council (GDC) as well as a prison sentence after an investigation by the NHS fraud team led to his prosecution. Aghabeigi, a former oral surgeon and training director at Birmingham…

Footballer Rio Ferdinand’s week just got worse. Having already missed the 8-2 thrashing of Arsenal on Sunday through injury with a hamstring problem – and having been left out of England’s squad for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Wales – he’s now suffering with a toothache. The defender told fans on Twitter today…

Market leaders in high-quality turbines, handpieces and small equipment, NSK are dedicated to delivering high performance products at amazingly affordable prices. The NEW sensational NSK S-Max pico Ultra-Mini Turbine features the smallest neck and head size in the World, and has been specifically developed for minimally invasive (MI) procedures, ensuring wider visibility and a more comfortable…

New Comfortbrace orthodontic protective strips from Ortho-Care UK are the modern and effective way to eliminate the pain and irritation of fixed lingual/labial appliances. Comfortbrace is a clear, thin strip that forms a protective layer between mouth and appliance with maximum adhesion and wil lallow patients to eat, drink and sleep with 24-hour protection. The…

Alkazyme enzymatic is a combined cleansing and disinfecting agent for the thorough cleaning and pre-disinfection of all reusable, immersible dental instruments prior to autoclaving. When used in conjunction with a standard ultrasonic cleaner, a five-minute contact time is all that is required to render soiled instruments thoroughly clean and bright. Alkazyme continually disinfects the contaminated…

After a sell-out Profitable Perio meetings series in Belfast and Glasgow earlier this year, Philips is staging a series of regional meetings on the theme of ‘Prevention is better than cure – periodontitis vs peri-implantitis’. In November, the roadshow will visit Manchester (7th), Birmingham (8th), Cambridge (9th), Oxford (10th) and Bristol (11th), where the duo…

A London dentist is celebrating this week having notched up 40 year in practice. Dr Louis Guenin BDS LDS RCS, has been in practice at Holford Partners, Cavendish Square, London for four decades. After graduating and taking up a hospital job for six months, Louis began work at Holford Partners, where he is now senior…

A dentist who scooped a bronze medal at the British Empire Games back in 1950 is making his own Olympic bid for 2012. Vice president of the BDA Benevolent Fund, Tony Chivers, has been nominated by the charity to be a torchbearer in next year’s London Games. The former athlete and dentist is now 91…

Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk was tweeting for a dentist yesterday following a stunt that went wrong and cost him his front tooth. Tony, 43 and considered to be one of the greatest skateboarders of all time, had his accident at a skate park in Florida, USA. On the micro-blooging site Twitter, he wrote: ‘Oops, doubles…

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has launched a call for new ideas for health apps that would help patients make informed decisions about their care. Everyone, including patients, doctors, dentists, nurses and other health professionals and app developers, is invited to submit new ideas of health apps and online maps they think would be useful. One…

Pens that are used in waiting rooms, on reception desks and in dental surgeries themselves provide a hotbed for virus transmission. The new Antibac Pen kills 99.9% of harmful bacteria and viruses making it a ‘must have’ for all dental practices where pens are picked up and used by more than one pair of hands. The…