Posts Tagged ‘Mouth Cancer Action Month’
BDHF Eager To Highlight Mouth Cancer Risk Ahead Of Annual Campaign
The British Dental Health Foundation has highlighted the growing risk of oral cancer ahead of the launch of the annual Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, which will run throughout the month of November. Dr Nigel Carter, chief executive of the BDHF said that there has been an increase in the number of cases of mouth […]
Tyneside Dental Professionals Promote Oral Cancer Campaign
Dental professionals in Tyneside have been doing their bit to promote the British Dental Health Foundation’s Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign. Professionals in the area have been providing information about the causes and symptoms of mouth cancer and surgeries have been offering free screening checks throughout November. The oral health promotion team has been out […]
Driffield Practice Offering Free Oral Cancer Screening
A dental practice in Driffield is supporting Mouth Cancer Action Month by offering free oral cancer screening sessions. The Orange Tree Dental Practice is offering free screening checks for everyone, including those who are not registered at the surgery, throughout November. Dr Robert Quarmby said that dentists are in the ideal position to spot the […]
NHS Tayside Raising Awareness of Mouth Cancer
NHS Tayside is supporting Mouth Cancer Action Month by hosting a series of events throughout November. The NHS trust is hoping to raise awareness of mouth cancer by inviting local people to get involved in events and screening sessions. Mouth Cancer Action Month is a national campaign run by the British Dental Health Foundation, which […]
Oral Cancer Campaigners Call for Fees to be Waived
Campaigners are calling for care fees to be waived for patients diagnosed with mouth cancer. At the moment, patients diagnosed with the disease have no guarantees that the NHS will fund restorative treatment and campaigners are pushing for new measures to be brought in with the new dental contract, to ensure that dental treatment […]
Pennine Trust Backing Mouth Cancer Campaign
The Pennine Acute Hospital Trust is supporting the annual Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, by hosting a series of screening sessions throughout November. The sessions will take place at hospitals across the area and are available free of charge to everyone. The aim of the drop-in clinics is to check for signs of mouth cancer […]
Hertfordshire Dentist Offers Free Oral Cancer Screening
A Hertfordshire dental practice is offering free oral cancer screening appointments this Thursday, as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month. The Facial and Dental Aesthetic Studio on Cambridge Road will be hosting free screening checks this Thursday. Principal dentist, Simon Lam, said that patients will be given a thorough examination during the appointment, to enable […]
Brechin Father Urges People to get Checked out during Mouth Cancer Action Month
A Brechin father has urged people to get involved in Mouth Cancer Action Month and get checked out after being diagnosed with the disease. Harry Angus, a 37-year-old painter and part-time fire fighter visited his dentist to get an ulcer checked out and was then found to have a cancerous lump. A short time after […]
Expert Raises Concerns Over Mouth Cancer Survival Rates
A leading expert has raised concerns over the survival rates for mouth cancer victims in the UK. Professor Saman Warnakulasuriya, Professor of Oral Medicine at King’s College, London, said that he was concerned that survival rates for mouth cancer were not improving as quickly as other forms of cancer. The oral medicine expert raised his […]
Free Oral Cancer Screening at Whitton Dental Practice
A dental practice in Whitton is offering free oral cancer screening sessions as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month, a national campaign, which will run throughout November. The Montrose Smile Studio on Montrose Avenue, is inviting patients to attend free screening sessions over the course of the next three weeks and has advertised the service […]
