Mr Sebastian Evans

The Norwegian Tooth Bank is requesting milk teeth from 100,000 children in Norway – which will mean it’ll become the biggest tooth bank in the world. They need them to gain information about environmental influences and nutrition in the foetus and in early childhood. The Tooth Bank is a sub-project in the Norwegian Mother and…

With the legal deadline (30 July 2008) for GDC registration fast approaching, dental technicians must act now to ensure they are registered in time. For dental technicians who have not yet registered, a ‘Registration Surgery’ will be available at the Dental Technology Show (9-10 May). We will be on hand at the GDC exhibition stand…

Here, Kevin Lewis bemoans the prospect of yet more forms to fill in for baffled practitioners… Two down, one to go. Years, that is, until the end of the transitional protections that came as part of the nGDS package in April 2006. The new-style FP17, and the new mandatory dataset that it will be used…

Ever tried brushing your teeth on one leg? The Daily Mail yesterday listed some expert top tips to staying healthy – including the one above – after consulting a handful of medical professionals and practitioners. Some of them were: • Try brushing your teeth on one leg – this one was from Leicester chiropractor Tim…

A rare turtle that survived being bashed against rocks when he washed up on a Cornish beach has had his shell patched up using dental paste, timesonline.co.uk reports. The loggerhead turtle was underweight, malnourished and dehydrated when he was found stranded at Widemouth Bay near Bude. Since then the turtle has been nursed back to…

Bad gum impacts on a person’s smile, according to a recent US study. Conducted at the University of Michigan, it assessed the smiling patterns of 21 periodontal patients who were viewing a clip of a comedy show. The results are published in the Journal of Periodontology (JOP), the official publication of the American Academy of…

One of the surprising benefits of becoming a trainer in the VDP scheme has been the necessity to prepare regular short tutorials on different aspects of dentistry. The daunting prospect of having to present to someone fresh from university when it has been 24 years since I qualified doesn’t go away, but trying to put…

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Due to the rising costs of dental treatment in Britain, a fifth of the British population are not going to the dentist\. This comes out as fears over the future of the NHS service continue to grow. The poll by HSA also revealed a quarter of people think looking after their teeth is now unaffordable…

There’ll be no balloons or birthday cake at the BDA today as the dental contract hits its second birthday. ‘This is a bleak second birthday for the new dental contract with criticism from the profession and patients continuing to gain momentum, said Susie Sanderson, Chair of the BDA’s Executive Board. ‘The level of concern is…

Bosses know their staff would love dental health care plans – but are refusing to implement them. That’s according to a survey of 321 businesses throughout the UK which reveals that 65% believe employees would most value dental care contributions above any other healthcare benefits. But the investigation also reveals that 67% of them would…

The latest in Bluetooth mobile phone technology – if it’s to be believed – could spell an interesting dilemma for dentists everywhere. News on the worldwide web is that a company in China has developed a composite resin filling that is designed to fit in a tiny hole in the user’s tooth and will pick…

Dundee Dental Hospital was forced to close last week after a sterilisation failure. Patients were turned away from the medical facility and NHS Tayside said the problem was caused by the breakdown of equipment. The failure meant appointments for 276 patients were cancelled. They will be offered rescheduled appointments as soon as possible, said the…

People with a poor oral hygiene routine are at an increased risk of heart disease, according to research presented at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s (RCSI) annual Research Day. The study, funded by the Health Research Board (HRB), states that bleeding gums allow oral bacteria to enter the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream…

People with a poor oral hygiene routine are at an increased risk of heart disease, according to recent research. The study – funded by the Health Research Board (HRB) and presented at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland’s (RCSI) annual Research Day last week – stated that bleeding gums allowing oral bacteria to enter…

Thousands of people marched through Dublin city centre on Saturday 29 March in protest at the state of the health service. Trade unions, patient and hospital groups called upon the public to join the march to demonstrate their anger and frustration at the Health Service Executive (HSE). The march went from the Garden of Remembrance…

The use of Botulinum toxins (Myoblock, Botox, Reloxin) for aesthetic and therapeutic dental and facial treatments is becoming increasingly popular. Dentists, physicians and patients are choosing these treatment modalities as an easier, safer alternative to typical irreversible dental and surgical procedures that offer no guarantee of success. These treatments are still prone to undesirable side-effects…

The results have been compiled in our hugely popular annual readers’ poll to find out the most influential people in the dental sector – and Kevin Lewis topped the poll for an incredible third year running. Thousands of you voted online and here are the results in full! 1. KEVIN LEWIS Kevin tops the poll,…

The Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Congress Youth Committee are campaigning for a decent public health service. According to Des Derwin, President of the DCTU, the decline in the health services can be directly attributed to the drive towards privatisation. ‘The only way we can safeguard…