Sebastian Evans

Parents should use toothpastes that contain fluoride with a minimum concentration of 1,000 parts per million to prevent tooth decay in their children, says a new report. The study also revealed that children’s toothpastes with fluoride concentrations less than 1,000 parts per million are only as effective as non-fluoride toothpastes at preventing tooth decay And…

New concepts in dental hygiene is the topic of a meeting aimed at dental hygienists and therapists throughout the UK. The 18th International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) International Symposium on Dental Hygiene (ISDH) is taking place at the Scottish Exhibition & Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow, on 1-3 July 2010. Held only every three years,…

A dental school in an area where more than 31,000 people do not have access to a dentist was opened today (Tuesday). Scotland’s first minister Alex Salmond was joined by public health minister Shona Robison at Aberdeen Dental School to formally open the £17.7 million facility. The school, affiliated to the University of Aberdeen, opened…

The final of the Dentsply Student Clinician programme takes place in Edinburgh next month. Supported by the BDA, the awards are designed to help students showcase innovative, original clinical and research work at undergraduate level. It’s just one of the initiatives from Dentsply that support student education and development. The Student Clinician Awards – being…

Dentists are being targeted in a new HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) crackdown on tax dodgers. If they make a full confession of past unpaid tax then their penalty will be just 10% of the unpaid money. Dentists – and other health professionals – who want to take advantage of the offer have to contact the…

Dental nurses are petitioning the prime minister in a bid to reduce the annual retention fee (ARF) they have to pay to the General Dental Council (GDC). The online petition needs to gather at least 500 signatories for it to reach the Prime Minister’s office. They claim there should be a fair comparison regarding payment…

01-01-10 has a very modern, digital sort of a ring to it, don’t you think? The start of a new decade has to be a portentous moment of great opportunity. It certainly can be, if you make up your mind that it will. And I have decided (after the turbulence of 2009 to which I…

Can a surgery be seen as a real estate asset or the proceeds from the business be part of a divorce settlement? What if it is a husband-and-wife team running or both working in one surgery? The publicity given to recent divorces has highlighted the risks of not receiving specialist advice during or prior to…

The University of Plymouth is to provide £500,000 funding for the Peninsula Dental School to pursue three important areas of research in partnership with the university, it was announced yesterday (Thursday). The first area of research will cover statistical epidemiology in oral health, including the review of published evidence and the creation of new approaches…

More than half the claims against anaesthetists in a 10-year period were allegations of dental damage mainly caused by laryngoscopes. That’s according to experts at the MDU (Medical Defence Union). Medico-legal adviser, Dr James Armstrong, looked into 130 claims notified to the MDU by its anaesthetist members and dental damage was a factor in 76…

Tributes have been paid to dentist Trevor Payne, former stalwart of  the BDA and secretary to the Barnet LDC and the Enfield & Haringey LDC in north London who died recently. He was General Dental Practitioners Committee (GDPC) and dental tutor at the Chace Postgraduate Medical Centre and director of its IT and hands-on departments…

The anti-fluoride lobby is calling for fluoride to be licensed as a medicine in another bid to ban it from the nation’s tap water. Campaigners have lodged this latest complaint while they await the outcome of a judicial review on adding fluoride to tap water in Southampton, prompted by a resident who was against the…

DNA test could be key to targetting treatments for head and neck cancer. Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that a DNA test may help predict which patients will respond well to particular types of treatments. The DNA tests reveals the level of activity of a virus linked to the cause of tonsil,…

As some dentists may know, for the past two years DTS International has run a wine promotion over the Christmas period. And, of course, December has now come and gone – and there’s still been no mention of the great wine giveaway – but don’t panic. This year, DTS has decided to move the wine…

It’s that time of year again. Today marks the launch of the fifth running of Dentistry magazine and www.dentistry.co.uk’s biggest feature. Read on to find out how to be a part of it. The annual Dentistry Top 50 campaign has stirred the imaginations and emotions of the UK dental sector since its inception in 2006.…

A member of the Steele review team which took an independent look into NHS dentistry has been awarded in the New Year honours. Janet Clarke – former chair of the Central Committee for Community and Public Health Dentistry of the BDA and clinical director of salaried dental services for Heart of Birmingham Teaching PCT –…

Dr Jane McHarg, year one lead at the Peninsula Dental School, has become chair of the Special Interest Group in Research at the Association of Dental Education in Europe (ADEE). ADEE represents the voice of dental education in Europe, the European Union and the European Higher Education Area. It also has very strong links across…

Millionaire dentist Seema Sharma is on Channel 4 next weekend in an Indian Winter edition of the TV series, The Secret Millionaire. Next Sunday’s edition of the series – in which millionaire benefactors bid farewell to their luxury lifestyles and go undercover in deprived areas to find out who needs their help –  sees Seema…