Mr Sebastian Evans

A new study reveals that heavy tea drinkers run the risk of bone problems due to the high content of fluoride. The research reveals that the fluoride concentration in black tea is much more than previously thought. The study, conducted on four advanced skeletal fluorosis patients, suggests that the fluoride in their tea could have…

Dentistry students have a 99% chance of securing a job when they graduate. This flies in the face of the current trend with one in four graduates from some universities left unemployed after finishing their degrees last summer. New research reveals that almost 25,000 students across the country have been left without a job after…

The Care Quality Commission’s annual staff survey has exposed low staff morale and a lack of employee confidence in the organisation’s management. The results of the survey were leaked to the Health Service Journal and showed just 16% of staff feeling the health and adult social care regulator was well managed. Another 14% had confidence…

Dental indemnity experts have slammed the recent changes in the law concerning dental hygienists and therapists and the prescription of local anaesthetic (LA). A spokesperson for Dental Protection claims that the amendment made to the Medicines Act 1968 fails to ‘create a situation that is universally applicable to dental hygienists and therapists’. The new rules…

Obese men are less good at tasting fat and less responsive to the effects of fat in the gut than lean men, according to a recent study. Research finds marked differences between obese and lean men in how they respond to the taste of fat. In obese men, fat is also less effective at stimulating…

Guests at the Slumdog Secret Millionaire charity dinner held at the end of June were treated to a spectacular evening of Indian cuisine, laughter and fantastic prizes. The evening was the brainchild of dentist Seema Sharma, who established The Sharma Foundation to help projects in Mumbai after her visit there on Channel 4’s Slumdog Secret…

Cosmetic dentists in the US are apparently getting requests for fangs from Twilight-mad moviegoers. The vampire film addicts are paying around $200 (about £132) for the temporary vampire veneers. The veneers are attached to the top of existing teeth, using a tooth-coloured resin shaped to look like fangs, and are one of the most popular…

A dental charity that farms out old dental equipment to developing countries is auctioning a donated 1916 dental air compressor on eBay as it’s too old – and valuable – to pass on. Dentaid, based in Salisbury in Wiltshire, is one of the leading oral health charities in the world, supporting 210 oral health programmes…

Dental care professionals are the focus of attention as the General Dental Council (GDC) recruits new Fitness to Practise panel members. They have until 3 September to apply for the roles, which are central to the GDC’s work in protecting patients. Successful candidates for the Fitness to Practise roles will be expected to:• Sit on…

There are only around 450 dentists and 330 dental nurses for a population of 15 million in Cambodia. Large numbers of trained and skilled people were killed under the ravages of the Khmer Rouge in the 1970’s but the country is gradually rebuilding. Dentaid and Dr Neil Sikka of Barbican Dental Care in London are…

A dental laser company has announced it is cutting staff and will be implementing cost-cutting measures in an effort to remain profitable. Biolase Technology in the US has got rid of 20 positions and made additional cost-cutting measures across the organisation in order to ‘better position the company for future profitability’. In connection with the…

Botox has been approved as a preventive treatment for chronic migraine by the UK drugs regulator. It follows a trial of more than 1,300 patients showed success in reducing the frequency of headaches. But only patients who suffer headaches for at least 15 days a month, half of which come with migraine symptoms, are eligible,…

Leading US clinical speakers David Newkirk and William Bo Bruce are in the UK in November at the invitation of CO-OP.R8 Seminars. Renowned experts in the field of restorative and aesthetic dentistry and accredited members of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, they will be conducting a two-day course aimed at helping dental professional in…

Dentists in Kent are offering free dental products to patients who complete the NHS stop smoking course. NHS Eastern and Coastal Kent’s Stop Smoking Service has teamed up with 10 dental practices to encourage people to stop smoking. Each year, more than 3,000 cases of oral cancer are diagnosed in the UK, alongside conditions including…

A tooth-bleaching agent may improve the oral health of elderly and special needs patients. That’s according to US dentists who have discovered that applying the tooth whitener, carbamide peroxide, through a custom-fit mouth tray might combat problems associated with dexterity needed for flossing and brushing – and dry mouth which caused by certain medication. Dental…

A set of dentures, belonging to Winston Churchill, have gone on sale – and are expected to fetch £5,000. The dentures helped the British prime minister overcome terrible dental problems and he was believed to be so anxious about losing them, that he always kept a spare set – which is why several survive. They…