Sebastian Evans

Hello, I’m a new blogger on the Dentistry website. I’m Kate Adam, a marketing consultant. I’ve been in marketing for more than (cough!) years including as head of trade marketing at Orange. Actually, I’ve done more than just marketing. I’ve done PR, getting sponsorship, event organisation and advertising. A few years ago, I set up…

The BDTA hosted a stand at Showcase 2010 to promote its support of the Department of Health’s Change4Life initiative and was delighted with the interest from visitors. The BDTA began its’ ‘Kick out the sweets, bring on the treats’ campaign in September 2010 to promote the benefits of a healthy mouth to good overall health…

Scientists are suggesting peanut butter is among the foods that can fight off gum disease. A study suggests that the polyunsaturated fatty acids found in foods like fatty fish and nuts may help beat periodontitis. The study found that those who consumed the highest amounts of fatty acids were 30% less likely to develop gum…

Bruxism Awareness Week has been hailed a hit. Backed by clinicians nationwide, the awareness week brought the troubling condition of bruxism into the spotlight and offered advice and treatment solutions to both public and professionals alike.   Highlighting the various symptoms associated with bruxism, including: jaw disorders (including TMD); tooth wear/damage/breakage; migraines/headaches; poor sleep quality; tinnitus…

Simon Cowell donned vampire fangs in the Halloween edition of X Factor last Saturday. Getting into the spooky theme, he introdouced his acts with a fine set of scary gnashers that – this time – were not his own! The Halloween theme saw Matt Cardle give a haunting rendition of Leona Lewis’s Bleeding Love while…

For years British teeth have been a bad joke. Thought of as yellow, stained and wonky they rarely conjure up images of a glamorous hollywood smile. But all that is set to change as British dental researchers are coming up with innovative products and treatments that will revolutionise dental care. The Periowave Wand is one…

Toothache more common among minority and special needs children. That’s according to new research which reveals that poor, minority and special needs children are more likely to be affected by toothache. The report in the November issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals: ‘Toothache is a source of…

Dental plan provider, Practice Plan, launched a new magazine at this year’s BDTA Dental Showcase. Entitled The Business of Dentistry, the magazine provides dentists and team members with the information and inspiration they need to improve the business performance of their practice. Practice Plan’s managing director, Nick Dilworth, says: ‘We have set out to create…

The X Factor‘s dentist and his family are raising cash for a charity – and there are X-Factor autographs and tooth whitening treatments up for grabs. Celebrity dentist Dr Jeremy Hill, and his family are to take on the ultimate Disney Challenge in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. And every person who donates a…

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) will be hosting the second in a unique series of research events for DCPs on 27 November 2010. This free event builds on the highly successful introductory event in June 2009 which aimed to promote research activities among DCPs. The research day will once again be a collaboration…

Mouth cancer has been slammed as a ‘horrible, insidious disease’ at the start of a month-long drive to raise awareness of its risk to the nation. Speaking at the launch of Mouth Cancer Action Month at Westminster this week, Professor David Conway, clinical senior lecturer in dental public health at the University of Glasgow’s dental school,…

Worrying new research shows millions of British parents are letting their children off brushing their teeth simply because they’re too rushed or stressed. The study found that nearly a third of parents let their children skip brushing if they’re in too much of a rush, while one in five says they let their kids off part…

It’s true; most of us do manage to leave the most essential question until last when we come to selling a practice. This path is well trodden: you ring up the valuer, get him to pop round, show him the surgeries, show him last year’s accounts, then wait a couple of weeks for the report…

Denplan has been voted ‘Best Dental Plan Provider’ at this year’s Health Insurance awards. The glittering awards ceremony took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London on 21 October. National relationship manager, Gary Williams, said: ‘We’re delighted that dental benefits are really taking their place as a core employee benefit for companies and recognition…

Some of the UK’s leading dental experts have put their names behind a revolutionary new product that has been described as ‘the ultimate dentine substitute’. Septodont launched its breakthrough new product, Biodentine in September and has already received rave reviews from some of the leading lights in dentistry about the cutting-edge technology, which, for the first…

Halloween is a time of ghosts, witches and ghouls, but this year a UK dental charity is reminding parents how traditions such as trick or treating can increase risks of damage to their children’s teeth. After an evening of trick or treating, children are likely to return home with a goody bag full of sweets…

A £10 iTunes Gift Card will be provided to any dentist who completes an Independent Income Protection Review* with PFM. All you have to do is click here. PFM offers a combination of independent financial and business advice specifically for dentists. For more than 25 years, PFM has assisted dentists to achieve their financial goals…