Sebastian Evans

Kids across Britain are being asked to donate their milk teeth to a major art project. ‘Palaces’ is a sculpture made from crystal resin and decorated with teeth. The project is a part of an art-science collaboration that aims to inspire the nation with the regenerative potential of adult stem cells. Artist Gina Czarnecki and…

A dentist who deceived the General Dental Council (GDC) with a faked dental qualification and gained numerous NHS jobs over nine years, has been jailed for three years for fraud. Yesterday, at Wolverhampton Crown Court (28 March), Vinisha Sharma, 37, of Honeybourne Way, Willenhall, West Midlands, received three years imprisonment on each of seven charges, to…

A growing tendency to eat-on-the-go has led to a new breed of grazers putting their dental health at risk. A new survey reveals that 68% of Brits snack more than six times a day, as they spend longer hours chained to their desks. A faster paced work ethic, coupled with shorter lunch hours means 25%…

A careers day for young dentists has been hailed a hit by its organsiers. Two young dentists from the West Midlands  – Jatinder Ubhi and Amit Jilka – organised the event, believing that ‘faced with many career choices, it is not always easy knowing where to get the information from and who to turn to…

Oral health in the Arab world came under the spotlight this month. Representatives from 15 Arab nations and members of the Saudi Journalists Association met at the Eastman Private Practice in London this month to hear Dr Ameed Hamid, director of the Arab Centre for Health at the James Hull Associates International Centre for Excellence…

From the age of 10 onwards there is not one single photograph of Carole Clark smiling. As 46 year old Carole, a hospital admin assistant explains: ‘I absolutely hated my teeth so just closed my mouth to hide them. I was always the one who stood at the back in group photographs or just refused…

39 is the age Brits really start to worry about their health, according to new calculations* by the insurer that rewards people for engaging in healthy behaviour. With 30something peers such as fitness-fanatic Gwyneth Paltrow (38 years) and channel-swimming David Walliams (39 years) showing vitality and achieving their health goals, perhaps it’s understandable the average…

A well-known face in the dental world, Barbara Lee, died suddenly on 11 March 2011. Barbara had worked in the dental profession for more than 20 years and was a valued member of the Nuview team for the past seven years. She was well known and respected throughout the dental profession. Barbara has been described…

A dentist’s book advising dental practices to manage according to the leadership techniques of legendary Mongolian warlord, Genghis Khan, has won oddest book title of the year. Managing a Dental Practice the Genghis Khan Way by Michael R Young (Radcliffe Publishing) was crowned the winner with the majority share of an online vote at www.thebookseller.com.…

An MP is urging the government to adopt a new approach to protect UK children from alcohol advertising. Sarah Wollaston MP will put forward a private member’s bill next week. In an editorial published on bmj.com today, Professor Gerard Hastings and Dr Nick Sheron set out why the UK urgently needs to tackle the excessive…

In the first case of its kind,he UK’s dental regulator has successfully prosecuted a clinic’s boss for ‘illegally’ performing tooth whitening. The General Dental Council (GDC) regards this cosmetic treatment as the practice of dentistry and won its case against national chain, Style Smile Clinics. Paul William Hill, 48, of Warrington, is director of PW…

The Standards committee at the GDC has recommended to Council that dentists should no longer be able to use the title, ‘doctor’. In principle, this will mean that only dentists who are medically qualified or who have a bona-fide Doctorate (PhD), should be entitled to use this title. But the profession is split over this…