Sebastian Evans

Brits still have some way to go to improve their brushing habits, a new survey has revealed. Almost half the country (49%) forget to brush their teeth before they go to bed, despite the clear advice from dentists – to brush twice a day – that has been gospel for years. It’s not all absent-mindedness…

For dental practices, the importance of oral hygiene extends far beyond simply advising patients on its short-term and long-term benefits. Oral hygiene enables dentists and hygienists to continue their patient’s care once they have finished their treatment; offering them better aftercare programmes, an improved patient experience and ultimately a superior service. In most cases, dentists…

Happy the Hippo to help young children look after their teeth ‘Happy the Hippo’ has been recruited by the British Dental Health Foundation to help teach young children how to look after their teeth. Around one third of children under the age of 12 in the UK continue to suffer from dental decay. Happy will…

The eighth Emerging Trends Symposium, initiated by Philips, took place in Cologne, Germany, the day before the start of the IDS on 20-21 March 2011. It was attended by 50 key opinion leading dental professionals from across Europe, attracted by a roster of international speakers, each adding to the knowledge-base which is redefining oral hygiene…

The British Dental Association (BDA) has applauded an announcement that primary care dentists in Scotland will not be required to use vacuum sterilisers because there is a lack of evidence that they would increase patient safety. The statement was made by the Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) following a request by the chief dental officer…

Breakthroughs in the regeneration of bone and dental tissue have won a Cardiff University researcher a leading award for young dental scientists. Dr Alastair Sloan’s research career has focused on the therapeutic use of bio-active molecules in the repair of the body’s mineralised tissues – bones and dentine in the teeth. He has built up…

For the first time, from this summer, dentists will be paid for the quality of the treatment they give rather than the number of treatments provided, health minister Lord Howe announced today. Sixty two dental practices have been selected to trial a new dental contract that will help improve outcomes for patients. The trials are…

The longstanding principle that an expert witness is immune from being sued was overturned in the recent Supreme Court decision of Jones v Kaney. Having lost their immunity, experts are now exposed to the risk of being sued in respect of evidence given in court, says Dental Protection Kevin Lewis, dental director said: ‘Time will…

Calculus, widely recognised as a cause of gum problems by increasing the retention of dental plaque, is set to face new opposition with Oral-B Pro-Expert toothpaste. Formed by the calcification of previously deposited dental plaque, calculus then provides a rough surface on which further plaque can adhere. To counter this cycle of events, Oral-B Pro-Expert toothpaste…

Stannous fluoride, a widely recognised anti-caries agent used in Crest toothpaste, introduced by Procter & Gamble as the first clinically proven anti-caries fluoride toothpaste in 1955, is now back in a newly stabilised form in Oral-B Pro-Expert toothpaste. Although widely recognised for its anti-caries properties, stannous fluoride can be unstable in water-solution. However, the evolution of…