Mr Sebastian Evans

An artificial nose could hold the key in detecting head-and-neck cancer (HNC), according to Israeli scientists. The results have shown the man-made Nanoscale Artificial Nose (NA-NOSE), developed at the Israel Institute of Technology, can effectively distinguish between head-and-neck cancer patients, lung cancer patients and those free of oral cancer simply by sampling a breath test.…

How would you like to offer your staff a pay rise without it costing you a penny? If yes, perhaps it is time to think about setting up a ‘salary sacrifice’ pension scheme at your practice – and letting HMRC pick up the bill. Don’t be fooled by the name, ‘salary sacrifice’ actually works out very…

Irish Dentist magazine invites you to enter the Irish Dentist Awards 2012. The Irish Dentist Awards have been created to provide an opportunity for you to showcase your practice and are designed to recognise and reward success. With many categories to choose from, why not enter today? The award categories are:•    Best new practice•    Most…

The King’s College London Dental Institute is celebrating after an impressive triple win at the prestigious Medical Futures Innovation Awards. It won two awards for innovations praised by judges for addressing major unmet needs in both dental treatment and dental training, as well as receiving a coveted Special Award that honours one of the Institute’s…

Excellent leaders create balanced and dynamic teams. They set high but realistic performance goals for themselves and their teams. In practice, they strive to improve operations and procedures and encourage excellence in all areas; whether it be continuity of care, clinical expertise, customer service or day-to-day operations. From my own personal experience, I learned that…

James Hull Associates offer warmest congratulations to Dr Ameed Abdul-Hamid and Saud Bin Majed Al-Duwaish, both of whom were honoured at the annual JHA conference dinner this month. Dr Abdul-Hamid was named International Dentist of the Year 2011 in recognition of his tireless work forging relationships with international universities and Saudi Department of Health to…

Southampton is to get its water supply fluoridated – despite local protests. A High Court judge rejected a final appeal against the decision not to allow a judicial review of claims health bosses failed to properly assess key arguments against the proposals before giving them their unanimous backing. Now South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA)…

This year, Hague Dental Supplies celebrates 15 years of providing complete solutions from design to installation and maintenance, we do it to suit all budgets. From the origins of engineering, building, design and customer care, the HDS team has grown to provide an outstanding and professional service within the Dental Industry. Jim Hague, the managing…