Sebastian Evans

The Peninsula Dental School has been given the go-ahead to build a new addition to its educational facilities – increasing NHS access for patients in Plymouth. The latest dental educational facility is to be built in Derriford and will enable patients who live in the north of the city to be treated by students training…

The General Dental Council is flagging up the July deadline to all dental care professionals  (DCPs) who have to report the number of CPD hours they’ve completed since last year. The GDC estimates that 47,000 DCPs will have completed the first year of their CPD cycle. This covers everyone who registered with the Council before…

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie is suggesting his wisdom teeth may be the reason behind his recent injury problems. The 25-year-old has struggled with a series of muscular injuries this season, and it is thought that his teeth could be the cause. He has spent several weeks on the sidelines and has not been able…

A US museum dedicated to all things dentistry is unveiling a new exhibition marking the achievements of aesthetic dentist Dr Irwin Smigel. It’s called The Smile Experience and opens this week at The National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore, US. It looks historically at the power of a smile – from how people have sought…

A Scottish dental professor is to be the new president of the British Dental Association. Dr John Drummond, a senior lecturer and consultant in restorative dentistry at the University of Dundee, will become the 123rd president of the BDA on 4 June. Dr Drummond will be presented with his chain of office and make his…

The British Dental Association (BDA) is encouraging its member dentists to play a part in the campaign to put tobacco out of sight in shops and end the sale of tobacco from vending machines. As a member of the Smokefree Action Coalition, the BDA is one of more than 80 healthcare organisations backing the campaign.…

Scotland’s dental reputation suffered another blow earlier this month with the revelation that one in 17 Scots had a tooth extracted last year. The findings do nothing to help the country’s status as amongst the poorest in the world when it comes to oral health, revealing that a total of 300,000 people had teeth extracted…

Thousands of patients have been told they could be at risk of infections such as HIV or hepatitis because of a dentist’s poor hygiene measures. People in Bristol and Bournemouth have been sent letters alerting them to the potential risk of blood-borne infections after a dentist was found to have been operating poor infection control…

A Brazilian orthodontist working in Reading was on board the Air France flight thought to have crashed in the Atlantic. French officials confirmed Dr Jose Souza, an associate dentist at The Orthodontic Centre since 2005, was on the flight’s passenger list. He is believed to have been in Brazil visiting his family. Jose qualified as…

The European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry’s Board and Council has unanimously approved proposed guidelines on the use of fluoride in toothpaste for children. It follows a six-month discussion period which aimed to achieve the highest level of consensus. The consensus reached was that fluoride levels in toothpastes targeted at children aged six months to two…

Parents are being encouraged to dump their toddlers’ bottles and opt for trainer mugs in a major dental drive in Doncaster. Kids in Thorne, Doncaster, have the highest rates of tooth decay in the whole of the borough and a new initiative is being launched aimed at combating this. Parents from the town were this…

The average payout for children’s teeth has decreased by 6% since last year, according to a new survey. An estimated £22.1 million will be left under children’s pillows this year, which is £1.3 million less than last year, according to findings from savings specialist, The Children’s Mutual. One in four parents said they were happy…

I was standing outside a restaurant the other week when I noticed a sticker proudly affixed to the window, declaring that some organisation or another had awarded it three stars for food hygiene. So far, so good. Unfortunately, my eye was then drawn to the fact that there were a possible five stars that could…

Dental school graduates in Scotland have failed to find training places, despite a government claim that there are more than enough, reports www.pressandjournal.co.uk. More than 10% of students about to complete their final year at Dundee Dental School have been unable to find work placements needed to enable them to complete their training. And a…