Sebastian Evans

Northern Ireland is scrapping school dental screening in light of a recent study. Acting Chief Dental Officer, Donncha O’Carolan, has announced it will end when the 2007/08 school year is over. The University of Manchester study on the effectiveness of school dental screening programmes concluded that ‘school dental screening has a minimal impact on dental…

‘Tax-free profits and a booming market make fine wine investment the perfect tonic for investors in 2008,’ says Simon Jenkins, of Nouveau World Wines. If you believe the experts, then 2008 is going to be a difficult year for investors. Most experts are predicting problems in the stock market, problems in the housing market and…

A controversial US bill requiring all children to have a dental exam before starting school, would be welcome here in the UK by the British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF). There has been an outcry by some educationalists in the States – and mixed reactions by dental experts – over plans to introduce a dental examination…

One of the world’s leading authorities in functional occlusion, expert John Kois, will be speaking in London next month. The one-day seminar on ‘how the role of occlusion is vital for the long-term success of restorative dentistry’ is taking place at the Royal College of Physicians, London, on Monday 19 May. Independent Seminars has received…

There were 102 dentists among the runners who clocked up the miles running the London Marathon yesterday (Sunday). George Taylor, 44, a dental surgeon in Mount Florida, Glasgow, completed the course – his eighth London Marathon – in an amazing two hours, 43 minutes. He said: ‘Do you think I was the first dentist back?…

Damage to cells lining the mouth can predict similar damage in the lungs that eventually leads to lung cancer in smokers, US research reveals. Scientists hope it’ll eventually be possible to swab the mouths of smokers to predict who is developing lung cancer, thereby avoiding painful and dangerous biopsies of the lung. The process may…

By gradually introducing smart trade-offs, one can keep variety and choice on the menu. Carbohydrates have taken a lot of heat in recent years because nutritionists are linking excess consumption of refined sugars to the dramatic rise of obesity levels in the UK. Yes, it’s a fact that people tend to eat more refined sugars…

There will be 102 dentists pounding the streets of London this Sunday (13 April). They are just a fraction of the 48,363 runners taking part in this year’s Flora London Marathon. Seventy male dentists and 32 female have hopefully been in training for the mass race that is predicted to attract half a million spectators…

Atomic Kitten’s Natasha Hamilton is giving her support to this year’s Mouth Cancer Awareness Walk, taking place in Hyde Park, London, on 20 September. She said: ‘Mouth Cancer is a disease that has affected my family as it is how my Nan died. ‘The Mouth Cancer Foundation raises awareness of Mouth Cancer and I am…

ORLANDO, US: A man believed to have practised dentistry in Florida without a licence was found driving around with bloody dental instruments in his car. Police officers said Luis Sanchez jumped a red light and was stopped in Palm Beach. When they checked the car, dirty dental instruments, syringes, prescription drugs, and a rusty table…

More than half of all adults in the UK suffer periodontal disease – costing the NHS around £2\.7billion a year. That’s according to Periodontal Disease in Modern Day Britain, a new report by University College London. Despite the prevalence of the disease, recent survey results suggest that more than 80% of adults have not heard…

Scientists have come up with a novel idea to encourage kids to brush their teeth properly. They’ve created a game with a webcam and basic software similar to a Nintendo Wii. The ‘Playful Toothbrush’ is the brainchild of scientists at Taiwan University and aims to aid the tiresome task faced by dental professionals and parents…

A new chewable mint looks set to solve the worldwide problem of tooth decay. BasicMints is an experimental fluoride-free treatment designed to mimic a component in human saliva that neutralises acids in the mouth that can erode tooth enamel. US researchers tested the product on 200 children – aged between 10-and-a-half and 11 – over…

Coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material before implanting helps them settle in the mouth more successfully than traditional titanium. That’s according to new research. J.D. Santos, of the Biomedical Engineering Institute in Portugal, found that although titanium’s biological inertness means it will not trigger an adverse reaction from the immune system, it also…

The BDA has expressed disappointment at the new pay award for NHS dentists, announced today. The association did, however, acknowledge that many of the profession’s arguments have clearly hit home with the pay review body. The Government has announced it has accepted the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body (DDRB) recommendations in full this year. This…