Sebastian Evans

Dental teams are being warned not to hang out the bunting nor to plan that royal wedding street party yet. Although the announcement by Prince William and Kate Middleton of their wedding day was welcomed by many employees as an extra holiday on top of their existing statutory entitlement, dental accountants say this may not…

The ‘Public Health Responsibility Deal’ sends mixed messages on the government’s commitment to improving public health and is unlikely to force the pace of change needed to tackle alcohol abuse in particular. The British Dental Health Foundation is concerned that the voluntary nature of the pledges to improve public health are soft options and likely…

Dentists from abroad have been caught up in bureaucratic red tape that is halting their path to practising in the UK. Non-European dentists wishing to practice in the UK have to pass the Licentiate in Dental Surgery (LDS) exam. However, candidates who completed the first part of LDS held by the Royal College of Surgeons…

Dental students received a surprise when they arrived for their course at Derriford Hospital. Some joker had adorned the phantom heads – used for training by the dental students – with red noses to mark Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day last Friday. The clinical skills laboratory at the hospital in Plymouth joined in the fund-raising…

Sports drinks are increasingly damaging the teeth of professional and recreational athletes, one of Australia’s top sports dentists has warned. Dr Brett Dorney says he has witnessed a huge increase in dental erosion since the Sydney Olympics, when he was the event’s deputy director of dental services. Dr Dorney says he first noticed the link…

It’s not very British to shout about one’s achievements but The Elite Practice Awards are a little different. We’re not looking just at aesthetics or flamboyant marketing campaigns, but at those practices that make a real difference to their patients’ lives. It doesn’t matter if you’re a seven surgery practice or an individual practitioner, if…

Sam Waley-Cohen, amateur jockey and owner of dental corporate group, Portman Healthcare, has ridden his way to success again. Sam, 28, steered his father’s horse, Long Run, to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the weekend – and became the first amateur jockey to win the race in 30 years. In January, the chief executive…

A must-see for dental professionals and dental patients alike, this beautifully animated film goes through the various stages of tooth decay and dental treatments. The four-minute film is the creation of Javier Tapia Guadix, BDS, for Juice Dental Media Design and covers implants, takes a humorous look at teeth cleaning, looks at bridges and braces,…

The Smile Awards takes place next week – the only dental awards in the UK to reward clinical excellence in dental and facial aesthetics. The prestigious ceremony, offering a drinks reception, splendid three-course meal and the exciting ceremony, takes place on the evening of Friday 25 March at the stunning Royal Garden Hotel in central…

A new report shows that oral sex may be causing more throat cancer than tobacco. Researchers studying HPV (human papillomavirus) say that it causes 64% of oropharynxl cancers in the US. It is now thought to be the main cause of throat cancer in people under 50 years old.  The study was presented at the American Association…

Dentist Zaki Kanaan was starstruck recently when one of his musical heroes turned up for some Zoom! tooth whitening at his London practice. Jermaine Jackson, whose memoirs about his brother Michael will be published later this year, visited K2, Zaki’s practice in Fulham Palace Road, west London. Zak, who is part of the Ask the…