Sebastian Evans

Designers in Japan have come up with a new twist to dental care – an LED smile. Having featured in an advert for a clothes shop, LED smiles have become the must-have accessory in Japan. Designers Motoi Ishibashi and Daito Manabe have even created a video, ‘Party in your Mouth’, with a group of Japanese…

A Japanese tea that stops plaque from forming on the teeth and gums is proving popular. Domatcha Green Tea is said to give drinkers that instant feeling of wellbeing and purity, increasing energy levels for up to eight hours and providing the healthiest minerals and vitamins for replinishment of skin, nails and hair. Collectively, the…

A joint dental conference, hosted by the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) and the Faculty of Dental Surgery has called for the inception of an independent, cross-professional standard setting board to help regulate dental practice in the UK. Members from both dental faculties, which together support both primary and secondary dental care, and representatives…

A business group has reacted to yesterday’s shock GDP figures which show that the economy shrunk by 0.5% in the final three months of 2010 following four successive quarters of growth. The government has blamed the bad winter weather for the slump but the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said that even with the impact of…

Urbane from Grahame Gardner brightens up the dental practice. More and more dental surgeries are now choosing to use scrubwear, this mirrors the trend for scrubwear within all healthcare settings. Not only are dental surgeries following the trend for the comfort and practicality of scrubs, but many are also embracing the contemporary and bold colour palette…

An amateur jockey and owner of a chain of dental practices has ridden his way to success.Sam Waley-Cohen’s day job is chief executive of Portman Healthcaree but his alter ego is one of the country’s leading amateur jump jockeys. And Sam, 28, successfully rode his father’s horse, Long Run, to victory in the William Hill…

My theme in this blog is the phrase: ‘An awful lot of noise but no clear signal’. While I am a co-founder of ‘mint’, which concentrates on marketing for dental professionals, I also run Meredith Marketing – which has a wider portfolio of clients. Recently, I undertook one-day marketing consultancy exercises at three different businesses…

Brighton Implant Clinic uses the most advanced techniques in dentistry, enabling fully qualified dental technicians to create the most aesthetic results. The whole process of creating same day teeth is carried out in its dental surgery and laboratory in Hove, saving time and cost. With its own dental laboratory, Brighton Implant Clinic can make dentures…

New research reveals dentists are more influenced by their colleagues than anything else when investing in high tech equipment for the surgery. The BDTA’s recent research project investigating dentists’ attitudes towards innovation and training suggests peer recommendation remains the main motivator when purchasing of new technology. 66% of respondents stated peer recommendation as a major…

Here cosmetic and pioneering surgeon, Professor Laurence Kirwan, on what’s new for you in 2011. 1. Thermage will become the most sought-after non-surgical anti-ageing treatment for the face and body (www.thermage.com). Thermage radiofrequency technology works by stimulating the individual’s own collagen and brings about an immediate improvement in skin quality followed by a gradual, subtle…

How can periodontal disease be profitable to a practice? This was just one of the conundrums addressed by a trio of speakers during a day-long workshop for dental professionals in Northern Ireland. Professor Philip Preshaw, Dr Amarjit Gill and Shaun Howe took as their theme ‘Professional and Profitable Perio’ and spelled out the clinical, financial…