Sebastian Evans

University of Sheffield Professor Paul Speight has won an international prize for his research into mouth cancer. He will receive the 2008 Oral Medicine and Pathology Research Award in Canada in July. One of the 16 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Distinguished Scientist Awards, the Oral Medicine and Pathology Award is one of the…

Women who have more children are more likely to suffer tooth loss, according to a new study. The survey of 2,635 women in the US was carried out by Dr Stefanie Russell, an Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Health Promotion and is published on the website of the American Journal of Public Health. His findings…

Professor Stephen Porter is the new Director of the UCL Eastman Dental Institute. UCL President and Provost Professor Malcolm Grant CBE announced the appointment which takes effect 1 October 2008. Professor Porter is currently Professor of Oral Medicine and Academic Head of the Division of Maxillofacial Diagnostic Medical and Surgical Sciences at the Institute. He…

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) has set out new guidance for standards in leadership and management. The guidelines are aimed at those providing leadership and management in the delivery of dental care. But many of the competencies identified are relevant to other healthcare disciplines, making the guidance of particular use to Primary Care…

The public must take note of the signs of gum disease if they are to avoid the risk of mouth cancer. That’s the warning from the British Dental Health Foundation in the light of two studies released this week that show that people in the UK are increasing their cancer risk by failing to manage…

A £5-and-a-half million new extension has been opened at the University of Sheffield’s School of Clinical Dentistry. World leaders in dental education and research gathered at the teaching and research facility, opened by Dr Mark Walport, Director of the Wellcome Trust. The extension, which has received funding from the Science Research Investment Fund and the…

The anterior tooth position defines the final smile of a patient. The three factors are: 1. The dental aesthetics 2. The phonetics 3. The occlusion i.e. the anterior guidance. The dental aesthetics When looking at dental aesthetics in determining anterior tooth position, we need to consider the following factors: The position of the anterior teeth…

Scientists have discovered a link between mouth cancer and the rate at which genes break down alcohol. The genes that regulate how quickly people get drunk also influence their risks of developing cancer of the mouth, larynx or gullet, a new study has found. Hundreds of patients with cancers of the mouth, larynx and oesophagus…

On the eve of their biggest gig of the year, the Kaiser Chiefs were playing to a smaller audience altogether – performing an opening ceremony for their dentist on Friday. The million-selling band then went on to play to a capacity hometown crowd at Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday. Only a handful of…

Hello once again, and welcome to the latest editor’s blog\. With a lot of chat going on in the forum it’s proving to be a great time for the website. I guess you can all understand the title of this blog? I am not predicting a real riot or anything, just making a reference to…

Scientists have developed dentures fitted with sensors to reveal the tongue’s hidden movement during speech. The sensor dentures record pressure exerted by the tongue which could enable researchers in Grenoble, France, to minimalise the speech interference of false teeth and braces, reports New Scientist. The team claims it’s very difficult for them to know how…

A dentist and his wife who stole more than £30,000 from the NHS by claiming money for treatment never given to patients have been jailed, the BBC has reported. Newton Johnson, 52, and his wife Judith, 51, also claimed for treatment for ‘phantom’ patients, which included the name of a family pet dog. He was…

Guy Hiscott finds out how one UK company is pushing the boundaries of what dentists can offer their patients… You might not expect the tooth fairy to have a Cheshire postcode. In fact, you might not expect him to have any postcode at all, but then you might not expect to find a multi-million pound…

Magnolia bark extract – a traditional Chinese medicine – may be the newest weapon in the war on bad breath. Wrigley said that it has added the germ-killing compound to their gum and mints. The hope is to not simply mask bad breath, as most strongly flavoured mints and gums do, but to kill odour-causing…

The British Dental Association (BDA) has welcomed the announcement that the NHS Information Centre is reviewing the way the number of NHS dentists in England and Wales is measured. The BDA will be responding to the consultation document placed on the NHS Information Centre website which looks at the different options available for counting and…

The seventh World Aesthetic Congress (WAC) – the UK’s leading and largest aesthetic dentistry event – takes place in just over two weeks and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Attendees will gain advice to enhance their dental skills from some of the world’s leading experts from the fastest-growing area in UK…

Flossing while driving, opening bottles with the teeth, ignoring bleeding gums and using hammers, earrings and lollipop sticks to pick teeth. These are just some of the bad habits revealed by a national dental survey released his week. It was conducted by the British Dental Health Foundation and Oral B to mark the beginning of National…