Sebastian Evans

A former City banker who opened a spa when she lost her job and her dentist husband who starred in TV’s Come Dine With Me both hit the headlines in the same week recently. Anisha Koshal was made redundant during the credit crunch has been named one of Britain’s most inspirational business women 17 months after…

Purchasing a dental practice is perhaps a much more tricky proposition than it could have been three or four years ago. The international credit crunch has certainly curtailed some of the deals that were available – however, with an element of planning and foresight, you can still ensure your proposal is structured to ensure maximum…

A Liverpool dental practice is taking a fresh approach to dentistry. Milk: Fresher Dentistry forms part of a wider strategy of owner and practice principal, Dr Adam Dirir, who runs the surgery formerly known as High St Dental, a mixed private and NHS practice. He wants to alter the public’s perception of going to the…

A company has launched a groundbreaking all-Zirconia crown which is produced in a completely automated way, bar the staining. Opalite requires no porcelain and Scottish company, DTS, claims this type of manufacturing will ‘become the standard in a few short years’. Marketing co-ordinator Victoria Green says: ‘Opalite is ground breaking and it indicates the beginning of a…

November is the time for action as the UK’s leading oral health charity shines the spotlight on a killer disease. Mouth Cancer Action Month is being organised by the British Dental Health Foundation and will aim to increase awareness of the disease which kills on average one person every five hours in the UK. The…

Experts are to investigate whether travelling abroad for dental care and other health treatments is value for money. They will also look at the impact health tourists are having on the NHS. Dr Neil Lunt, of the York University Management School, will head a team of researchers that includes health economists, social scientists and clinicians.…

The DDU today reveals the names of the six talented dental teachers who will vie for success at the 2010 DDU Educational Awards at the Royal Society, Central London on Wednesday 17 November. Earl Howe, the parliamentary under secretary of state for quality with ministerial responsibility for dentistry, has agreed to give the key-note address…

Dentaid’s mission is to improve the oral health of disadvantaged communities around the world. It does this primarily by inviting donations of dental equipment from dentists here in the UK  and redistributing them in the countries in need. Since the charity began, Dentaid has helped establish almost 200 charitable dental treatment clinics in more than…

The Guinness World Records is the ultimate authority on record-breaking achievement. The book is published annually and the long-running TV show was a hit for many generations. A favourite source of questions for pub quizzes, the Guinness World Records documents all human achievements and the extremes of the natural world, but here, it’s world-breaking dentistry…

The Denplan Golf Challenge final went off to a tee once again this September, with 26 golfers taking part on the Ailsa Championship course at the Westin Turnberry Golf Resort in Scotland. Each player qualified from regional heats around the country, which took place throughout the summer, but the ultimate 2010 Denplan Golf Challenge champions…

Principal dentist and owner of The London Centre for Implant and Aesthetic Dentistry, Dr Koray Feran always strives for perfection in everything he does. He and his team warmly welcome referral patients to the practice and return them back to their regular dentist swiftly, ready for further treatment. Patricia Lloyd-Jones from Surrey was referred to Koray…

Bridge2Aid has now just completed another Dental Volunteer Programme (DVP) where teams of dental professionals treated approximately 700 patients and trained nine clinical officers in safe, emergency dentistry during their two-week visit to Tanzania. The two teams made up of 21 dentists and dental nurses, were based in remote areas of the Mwanza region of North…

Katie Price was seen visiting her dentist the day after a news story breaks on her split from singer Peter Andre. Her and her ex-husband face each other in court this week to reveal the real reasons for their marriage break-up – they’re in court Thursday. Model Katie, 32, has alleged that ex Peter, 37,…

TV presenter Phillip Schofield got caught with red wine stained teeth after a wine-tasting weekend. The host of ITV’s This Morning revealed a photograph from his mobile phone to Holly Willoughby and his audience after testing 100 wines from Bordeaux. He also posted the same photograph on Twitter too, www.dailymail.co.uk reports and apparently tweeted: ‘Wow,…

It has taken a while, but the penny has finally dropped. I will apologise for the pun in advance (the clue is in the title) but it may only become obvious if you have the energy to read on, as I hope you will. I have finally come to realise that there are three kinds…