Posts Tagged ‘oral cancer screening’

Oral Cancer Trial Sends Sheffield to the Top of Research League Table

Oral Cancer Trial Sends Sheffield to the Top of Research League Table

A trial to develop a test, which could enable dentists to detect oral cancer in just 20 minutes, has lifted Sheffield to the top of a national league table for research. The ‘lab on a chip’ trial, which is being overseen by Professor Martin Thornhill, from the University of Sheffield, has catapulted Sheffield Teaching Hospitals […]


Cancer Risk Increased by a Shortage of Dentists in South Africa

Cancer Risk Increased by a Shortage of Dentists in South Africa

People in South Africa are facing an increased risk of developing mouth or throat cancer as a result of a shortage of dentists, it has been revealed. The South African Dental Association claims that there are fewer than 3,500 dentists currently practising in the country and this means that it is difficult for people to […]


NHS Bedfordshire Urging Patients to Attend Oral Cancer Screening

NHS Bedfordshire Urging Patients to Attend Oral Cancer Screening

NHS Bedfordshire is supporting the British Dental Health Foundation’s annual oral cancer campaign by spreading a simple message: if in doubt, get checked out. Mouth Cancer Action Month has been running throughout the UK during the course of November and dentists across the country have been offering free screening sessions and providing information about the […]


Tyneside Dental Team Highlight Oral Cancer Causes

Tyneside Dental Team Highlight Oral Cancer Causes

Oral health professionals in Tyneside are joining forces to host a series of events to highlight the causes and risk factors for mouth cancer. Members of the Oral Health Promotion Team have joined forces with Macmillan Nurse Specialists and foundation dentists to host educational sessions and screening checks in Newcastle this week. The aim of […]


Oral Cancer Screening Underway in Ireland

Oral Cancer Screening Underway in Ireland

Dentists across Ireland are offering free oral cancer screening appointments today. The screening programme is part of the Mouth Cancer Awareness Day campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the disease. Mouth cancer kills more people than testicular and cervical cancer combined, but many people are unaware of the symptoms they should be looking out […]


Free oral cancer screening on offer at Fayetteville practice

Free oral cancer screening on offer at Fayetteville practice

Dr Bruce Cassis, from Cassis Dental Centre in Fayetteville is offering free dental screening to celebrate Oral Cancer Awareness Week. Dr Cassis will host a free clinic on Friday 18th April and appointments will be available all day; each examination only takes between 2 and 3 minutes but the test could potentially save lives. Dr […]


Oral cancer screenings find six cases of cancer

Oral cancer screenings find six cases of cancer

Six patients have been diagnosed with oral cancer following free oral cancer screening sessions in Cork and Dublin. The screening sessions were held last September as part of a campaign to raise awareness of oral cancer and encourage people to look out for early warning signs of the disease. Screening clinics took place at Dublin […]


Surrey dental practice offers free screening for oral cancer

Surrey dental practice offers free screening for oral cancer

A dental practice is offering free screenings tests for oral cancer to support Mouth Cancer Action Month. The Montrose Smile Studio in Montrose Avenue, Whitton, is offering patients a free screening test throughout November. The clinic is holding the screening tests as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month, which is a national campaign to raise […]


Dundee students raise awareness of oral cancer

Dundee students raise awareness of oral cancer

Students from Dundee University are campaigning to raise awareness of oral cancer as part of the national week-long campaign to raise the profile of mouth cancer. Dundee University’s Students’ Association is holding a week-long event, which aims to educate students about oral cancer and encourage them to attend regular dental check-ups. The Students’ Association is […]


BDA publishes guide to improve management of oral cancer

BDA publishes guide to improve management of oral cancer

The British Dental Association has published a guide to help practitioners manage the growing problem of oral cancer. In the last decade alone, the number of cases of oral cancer has increased by 40 percent and many people are still unaware of the disease. The guide, which is called ‘Early detection and prevention of oral […]