Sebastian Evans

A third of the most deprived three-year-olds living in Glasgow have tooth decay, a study claims. And a quarter of all three-year-olds examined in the city had some form of tooth decay. The report, carried out by the University of Glasgow’s Dental School – claims that, on average, the poorest children had one-and-a-half teeth filled,…

Oesophageal cancer rates in men have risen by 50% over the last 25 years, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK. In 1983 around 2,600 men were diagnosed with oesophageal cancer – cancer of the food pipe – and,, according to the latest figures, around 5,100 men were diagnosed with the disease. The…

Scientists suggest drinking a glass of milk to get rid of ‘garlic breath’. In tests with both raw and cooked cloves, milk ‘significantly reduced’ levels of the sulphur compounds that give garlic its flavour and pungent smell.  The authors told the Journal of Food Science it is the water and fat in milk that deodorises the…

GSK Healthcare has announced the launch of a three-week, national television campaign for Sensodyne toothpaste. The campaign will feature Sensodyne Total Care Gentle Whitening, Sensodyne Rapid Relief and Sensodyne Total Care Extra Fresh, from 1 September 1. Following changes to the TV advertising code, the campaign will use endorsement from dentists for the first time.…

Following the success of the initiative in 2009, members of the dental team will be able to gain verifiable CPD hours for reading the Show Guide which accompanies BDTA Dental Showcase. There will be a total of five articles featuring in a special CPD section of the Guide covering clinical and business topics. This initiative is exclusive…

Celebrating an exciting 20 years in dentistry this year – and boasting a national team of experienced and efficient dental technology experts – this year’s BDTA showcase will see Microminder demonstrating the very latest in dental electronics. Microminder, still the UK’s leading dental electronics specialist, will be running demonstrations on stand J13 on the Wireless…

Kemdent is offering discounts on its wide range of products to all its valued customers at Showcase. Dentists are amazed by the number and range of Kemdent products now available. Diamond, a tooth-coloured glass polyphosphonate restorative cement that was introduced to the range in 1997, has proved very popular with dentists who find that restorations…

Hope 4 the World is a charity training local people in Burma in medical and dental skills that can mean the difference between life and death.  Teams of dentists, doctors, nurses and midwives from the UK are sent to the refugee camps in safe zones in the trouble country to provide nationals with basic medical…

Hygienist Tim Ives will be looking at the role of the DCP in managing caries at a CPD seminar this month. The aims and objectives of the complimentary event, funded by Philips Sonicare, are: • Understand how the concept of caries has changed• Identify when and how to implement caries risk assessment forms• Understand when…

A new way of treating tooth hypersensitivity has been found. Researchers in the US have identified the new approach that also halts bacteria from causing further harm.  The New York University dental study discovered that a coating made from fluoride and zinc ions in a calcium-phosphate matrix proved effective in reversing damage to the tubules caused…

Tobacco companies may be using web media, such as YouTube, to market their products to young people. This means they can get round marketing restrictions for tobacco content in place elsewhere, suggests research published online in Tobacco Control. Tobacco companies have always vehemently denied advertising on the internet. Several of them signed up to a…

An electric toothbrush, powered by solar energy and that works without the need for toothpaste, is under development. The new brush, designed by Canadian dentistry professors, houses a solar panel at the base of the brush that transmits electrons to the head of the toothbrush.  When the electrons reach the head, they react with acid in…

A wide variation has been found in the training for and practice of sedation and general anaesthesia within the dental profession in the US.  A survey – designed to be a snapshot of common practices – suggests this face and an article in the journal, Anesthesia Progress, reports the results of a survey of 717…

Dental therapists are invited to join a golden jubilee party – and celebrate 50 years of dental therapy at meeting in London next month. And the British Association of Dental Therapists (BADT) is celebrating in style at the Cumberland Hotel in London’s West End Friday 10 September to Saturday 11 September and promises a programme…

A UK university, in partnership with the NHS, is launching a two-year project to prevent tooth decay in young children and babies. The project – by the University of Salford – is in partnership with Salford City Council with funding from the National Institute for Health Research. Children in the North West have one of…

A new study has found that children drinking water with added fluoride helps dental health in adulthood decades later. Matthew Neidell, a health policy professor at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, combined data from a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention community health study and a water census to see…

Tesco is following hot on the heels of supermarket competitor, Sainsbury’s, in opening a dental surgery at one of its store. A Glasgow branch of the store has lodged a planning application with Glasgow City Council exploring the possibility of using space to covert into a three-chair surgery. Figures show south-west Glasgow has one of…