Mr Sebastian Evans

The cost of some NHS dental treatments in England are to increase from 1 April along with a 10p hike on prescription charges. The maximum charge for complex NHS dental treatments, such as the fitting of crowns, bridges or dentures will be frozen at the existing rate of £198. For the simplest and most common…

The Premier Awards has added ‘dental ethics’ to its list of original paper submissions. Dental Protection and Schülke announced the expansion of the awards that offers a total prize fund of £6,000. The awards offer one of the largest cash prizes for dental risk management projects in the UK. With the addition of the new…

Brushing your teeth twice a day can boost your sperm count. That’s according to the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF) who have advised reaching for a toothbrush after research found that infertile men are far more likely to suffer from gum disease. A study of 56 men aged between 23-52 by the Bikur Holim Hospital,…

Russ Ladwa has been elected as dean at the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP[UK]). He succeeds Richard Hayward. Russ is a London-based general dental practitioner, who qualified in London in 1975. He has been involved with the FGDP(UK) since its early days and became a board member in 1994. In the intervening years,…

Today’s dental patients present great challenges to the restorative practice. People are highly educated, with huge expectations about how their dentistry will look and feel upon the completion of their care. They are living longer than ever before, leading stressful lives, seemingly putting increased forces on their dentitions. Visualising a treatment plan that will correct…

Jan Baxendale became a hygienist more than 30 years ago and has always considered herself a team player. She qualified with the Royal Navy in 1976 and married the following year.   When her husband, Rodney, left the navy one year later, the couple moved to Lincoln where Jan began working with the health authority…

The GDC has opened a consultation to gather views on how the registrant fees (Annual Retention Fees) are set. The Annual Retention Fee (ARF) is determined by the Council, based on recommendations from the Finance and Human Resources Committee. Their recommendation is based on the funding that the GDC will need to meet its operational requirements.…

Britain’s mouth cancer campaigners have welcomed news that eating your greens could cut the risk of cancer. The British Dental Health Foundation – organisers of the annual Mouth Cancer Action Week – has urged the public to get their five and day and more for 2009. A healthy eating New Year’s resolution could help reduce…

The National Examining Board for Dental Nurses (NEBDN) has appointed a new Chief Executive. Phil Hughes has worked in senior managerial positions in both the private and voluntary sector, most recently with Age Concern. As Business Development Manager at two of the largest Age Concern organisations in the country, Phil has over ten years experience…

Southampton is to forge ahead with plans to add fluoride to its tap water, despite protests.   The final decision was made at a meeting of the South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) following three months of public consultation in Southampton and parts of south-west Hampshire.   It makes Southampton the first place in England…

The Department of Health has seized on the latest statistics – showing a slight increase in the number of people seeing an NHS dentist – as proof that services are growing.   Figures published by the Information Centre for health and social care revealed that the number of patients seen by an NHS dentist in…

The head of a new quango, set up to advise the government on how many health professionals will be needed in the coming years, has issued a chilling warning about the likely effects of the recession on dental services – and dentists, in particular.   Sir Christopher Edwards, chairman of Medical Education England, which will…

A children’s dentist has called for more aid for phobic youngsters in light of news that a girl starved herself to death, severely traumatised by a trip to the dentist.   Eight-year-old Sophie Waller, from Cornwall, developed pervasive refusal syndrome – a severe oral phobia – after a series of traumatic dental visits. But her…

A dental charity boss has welcomed news that scientists believe they’ve found a new gene that will enable the re-growth of teeth. Chief executive of the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF), Dr Nigel Carter, said: ‘It is early days and the science must back up the promise before we get too excited, but any research…

The BDTA will again be offering members of the dental team the chance to reserve their Showcase tickets by text. Organisers reckon it’s a quick and easy method of registration and members of the team wishing to reserve tickets by SMS simply need to text their name, address and occupation and GDC number to: 07786…

A Norfolk dentist who gave a teenager £5 and told her it was for being a ‘good girl’ has been struck off. Among a string of charges, dentist Stephen Cramp also called the patient’s mother ‘the old bat’. During the treatment between 2003 and 2005 he also failed to consult the mother or ask her…