Sebastian Evans

The Carlyle Group and Palamon Capital Partners plan to merge IDH and ADP, creating the leading provider of dental services in the UK. Carlyle and Palamon share a vision to grow the business through diversification of services and acquisitions. Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (Carlyle) announced that it signed a binding agreement to acquire…

A good diet, plenty of fresh air and exercise plus lots of love and attention will generally keep your child healthy, bright and happy. But a good diet isn’t always easy to maintain in a child and assumes that your child enjoys eating leafy green foods on a regular basis! No-one would suggest that cramming…

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is reminding dental practices to regularly review and enforce data protection policies after the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) issued the first fines to organisations breaching the Data Protection Act. It warned that the loss of NHS data was the most commonly reported. Using new powers gained in April 2010, the…

There is a new lower priced addition to the Sonicare portfolio of power toothbrushes – making the switch from a manual toothbrush to a power toothbrush that much easier. EasyClean epitomises the Philips ‘Sense & Simplicity’ ethos whilst continuing to offer all the benefits of sonic cleaning technology. It combines high speed bristle motion and…

Simon Gambold, managing director of the UK dental business for Henry Schein has been honoured by the BDA at a ceremony held in London. The fifth British Dental Association Honours and Awards Dinner, an event supported by the British Dental Trade Association (BDTA), saw presentations made to more than 25 dentists and dental care professionals…

I am principal dentist at 38 Devonshire Street, London, W1. I first heard about the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the new legislative requirements at the beginning of last summer when I very innocently attended a meeting at the BDA. I had heard the initials CQC before but they had no real meaning to me.…

Registrants are being urged to book early for the General Dental Council’s events in Edinburgh and Cardiff after all the available spaces were quickly snapped up in Birmingham.  As the UK’s dental regulator, the GDC wants to meets its registrants face to face in a bid to help dental professionals learn more about how its…

The government’s tough monetary policy may be having an unexpected benefit to the nation’s oral and general health. The recent rise in VAT to 20% is forcing some confectionery manufacturers and retailers to look again at the price and size of their chocolate bars. The result may be a welcome and unexpected reduction in sugar…

British girls say that the worst morning-after nightmare is waking to their new lover’s bad breath. A poll of 1,045 adults revealed that a stale mouth bothers nearly half of women – 41% – far higher than the one in four who fear getting naked in front of their man. And one in three men…

Lord Howe will lead a panel of dental commentators and speakers in a debate which will address the future of dentistry. Now celebrating its 11th year, ‘Career opportunities in UK dentistry’ is a one-day event organised by the British Dental Association and UCL Eastman Dental Institute. The conference, taking place in London’s Russell Square, is…

Lord Howe will lead a panel of dental commentators and speakers in a debate which will address the future of dentistry. Now celebrating its 11th year, ‘Career opportunities in UK dentistry’ is a one-day event this Friday and is organised by the British Dental Association and UCL Eastman Dental Institute. The conference, taking place in…

Hellraiser actor Charlie Sheen has lost all his teeth to his drug habit. That’s according to one of the women who partied with Charlie Sheen before he was rushed to hospital last week. Kacey Jordan, 22, said she was stunned by the Two And A Half Men actor’s behaviour during a 36-hour bender. He supposedly…

After securing a three-set victory over China’s Li Na for her fourth Grand Slam title, Belgian star Kim Clijsters treated the Melbourne crowd to an entertaining victory speech, beginning with an unlikely tribute. ‘On Saturday before I got here, I chipped my tooth at the airport,’ the 27-year-old said. ‘I went to a dentist here…

Do you avoid the mirror? Do you hate having your photograph taken for fear of seeing that unsightly double chin? Do you remember the exercises of slapping the upper side of your hand to your chin in the hope that it would beat away the fat? We’re all now aware that the aforementioned exercise does…

The University of Portsmouth Dental Academy will be officially opened by the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health, Earl Howe, next Wednesday (2 February). The event, which will be attended by chief dental officer, Barry Cockcroft, marks the official launch of the new £9 million purpose-designed facility to train dental care professionals and final-year undergraduate…

For the would-be non-smoker there is no shortage of books on the market offering to help them kick the habit once and for all. So why another one? What Love Not Smoking offers is a simple, effective, six week programme that guides the reader into being smoke free for good without beating them over the…

As a Beverly Hills cosmetic dentist, Dr. Kevin Sands has treated A-list smiles for such stars as Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, and Charlie Sheen. Dr Sands’ celebrity clientele continues to grow as he recently welcomed X Games and Olympic gold medallist Shaun White, and actress Emma Stone(pictured below)  to his surgery. Dr Sands says he…

21 March 2010Today is officially the first day of spring, and this year spring has been a long time coming. But the sun shone today, and I dug out a strip of lawn for our new potato bed. The reason for writing this is that tomorrow, Monday, I shall be having a bottom wisdom tooth…