Sebastian Evans

Cardiff University’s new £1.6 million research unit to help tackle dental disease has been officiallyopened by First Minister for Wales, Rhodri Morgan. The new Translational Research facility based at Cardiff University’s School of Dentistry on theHeath Park campus is a joint investment in research by the University, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trustand the Higher Education…

Here we go again! The Dentistry Top 50 has attracted thousands of votes since its inception in 2006, and this issue marks the launch of its fourth running. Each year we ask our readers to compile their own top 10 list of who they think are the most influential figures in the UK dental profession.…

Dentists are becoming the first line of defence when it comes to spotting eating disorders in patients. The announcement comes just before National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (22-28 February). The US Academy of General Dentistry raised awareness of the potential oral health problems that can be caused by eating disorders. They suggest that, although parents…

In the recent CDO Update, Barry Cockcroft wrote: ‘In a service that is now commissioned by PCTs, it is important that clinicians play an important part, not only in providing services, but also in working with PCTs to develop services.’ 1 April 2009 is often spoken of as the date when local contracting ends and…

Readers of a certain age will remember the above advertising strapline that dates back to a time when the word ‘Access’ could be uttered without making anyone else in the vicinity feel an urgent need to leave the room. Or the NHS. Or the country. But if anybody thought that Access was flexible in those…

I consider myself fortunate that throughout my career I have found myself sitting at the junction of several professional thoroughfares, rather like someone who is seated slap bang in the middle of a busy airport and who watches and listens as the world passes by. Tearful partings, joyful arrivals, anger and frustration at delays, exasperation…

A dentist is organising a charity sports race that includes the chance to win a diamond. Lucy Jaffa, from Belfast, Northern Ireland, is hosting the multi-sports race – Diamond Quest Ireland – for the African Schools Trust charity. And the aim is to raise funds to feed 1,000 teachers and school children in the slums…

A new dental scanner has been hailed ‘the most significant change in dentistry in last 20 years’. It takes digital images from inside the mouth and emails them directly to the dental lab for crowns and bridges. The new 3M chairside scanner was launched at the official opening of Dental Technology Services’ new digital dental…

Members of the Territorial Army should be guaranteed free access to army dentists, an MP has said. Lindsay Hoyle, Labour MP for Chorley, said it was ‘odd’ that while reservists could be prevented from entering the battlefield if their oral health was not in good order, they did not, by right, enjoy the same access…

Busy lives and high stress levels are well renowned for their negative impact on our health but some associated disorders such as teeth grinding often go unnoticed or even ignored by their sufferers. As Rahul Doshi and Ashish B. Parmar, award-winning cosmetic dentists from Extreme Makeover and partners at The Perfect Smile Studios & Academy…

Health Secretary Alan Johnson has urged south Hampshire to push ahead with water fluoridation – revealing that he gave his own children fluoride tablets when they were younger. Mr Johnson said that a lot of ‘nonsense’ was talked about the fluoridation process, which health bosses at South Central Strategic Health Authority (SHA) will decide whether…

Chris Barrow is bringing together a talented collection of his colleagues to demonstrate how you can make your practice more profitable. You will discover how to:•    Make sure that you are making a profit on your own production, as well as your associates and hygienists•    Invest in marketing and where to put your money•    Create…

The first national oral health improvement programme aimed at young children in Wales is to be rolled out with the help of a fleet of mobile dental units.   Health Minister Edwina Hart announced the Designed to Smile/Cynllun Gwên programme last year. The programme, which has already been run on a limited basis, will now…

A new Parliamentary group formed to push dentistry higher up the national health agenda is planning a series of visits to dental practices to widen politicians’ understanding. Charlotte Atkins MP, chair of the all-party Parliamentary group for dentistry, said she wants the group to study best practice as well as help to ‘link MPs up’…