Mr Sebastian Evans

Final-year dental students are to benefit from an exclusive finance deal from the British Dental Association for the purchase of dental loupes to help encourage healthy and effective working habits right from the start of their career. The loupes are part of a special new membership benefit offer for students which also includes free membership…

The British Dental Association (BDA) has written to the Secretary of State for Health to urge him to reconsider the decision to abolish the Standing Dental Advisory Committee (SDAC).  The letter, from BDA executive board chair Susie Sanderson to Alan Johnson MP, voices the BDA’s ‘deep concern’ at the decision, particularly in light of overwhelming…

A new orthodontic therapy programme for dental nurses will begin at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) in January. The General Dental Council-approved Certificate in Higher Education in Orthodontic Therapy will allow dental nurses working in orthodontic practices to register as an orthodontic therapist with theGDC, as well as providing them with a recognised Higher…

Figures for dentists’ earnings and expenses for 2006/07 published this week fail to paint the whole picture. That’s according to the British Dental Association (BDA). The figures revealed that dentists earned £96,135 on average in 2006/07, according to the Dental Earnings and Expenses report from The NHS Information Centre. It’s first overview of dental earnings…

The highly respected journal, Private Dentistry, has launched its best ever offer on a one- and three-year subscription. For a limited period you can: GET 3 EXTRA ISSUES FREE WITH A 1 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION(13 Private Dentistry issues for the price of 10) ONLY £95! ORGET 6 EXTRA ISSUES FREE WITH A 3 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION (36…

Starting a new university course is an exciting, but challenging time. Once you have packed up your car, said a tearful goodbye to the folks and landed in your new halls of residence there is a whole raft of activities that lay before you – not to mention the little matter of getting down to…

A dentist who underwent lifesaving neurosurgery following a brain haemorrhage is cycling for other people’s lives. Fiona Beddis, who works as an honorary clinical lecturer at Newcastle dental hospital, is taking part in next month’s 150-mile mammoth cycle challenge – Ride for the ’Wave – which goes from Glasgow to Newcastle and raises funds for…

Dentists earned £96,135 on average in 2006/07 says the Dental Earnings and Expenses report, out today from The NHS Information Centre. The report is the first overview of dental earnings under the new dental contractual arrangements in England and Wales. It considers the tax returns of full and part-time dentists who undertook some NHS work in England…

A shocking 93% of people in the UK are scared of going to the dentist, with men worse worriers than women. That’s according to a new survey of more than 1,500 dental patients carried out by the Cosmetic Dentistry Guide – a website that offers guidance and advice for anyone considering dental treatment. Help is…

We talk to Simon Gambold, BDTA President, about Dental Showcase 2008.

Lavender scent could be an effective means of reducing anxiety in dental patients, a new study has found. Metaxia Kritsidima and her colleagues from King’s College London present their results at The British Psychological Society’s Division of Health Psychology and European Health Psychology Society Conference at the University of Bath this week. Metaxia Kritsidima said:…

A survey reveals that Brad Pitt and Jessica Alba are the ideal tooth fairies. The poll – commissioned for Colgate Oral Health Month ¬– claims that more than a third of the men surveyed voted Jessica Alba as their dream tooth fairy, followed closely by Angelina Jolie, Gisele Bundchen, Eve Mendez and Scarlett Johannson. Predictably,…

The cost of renewing your registration with the General Dental Council (GDC) has been frozen. The Council agreed not to increase its registration fees for 2009 at its meeting in Belfast earlier this month. GDC President Hew Mathewson said: ‘We keep being reminded that we are in the grip of a credit crunch and life…

Five aesthetic dentistry masterclasses have been launched this week.They are the brainchild of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP (UK)) and will cover: • Tooth whitening• Anterior aesthetic direct restorations• Porcelain veneers• Soft tissue management in the aesthetic zone• Facial aesthetics. The short courses provide general dental practitioners and registered dental care professionals…