Posts Tagged ‘oral cancer screening’

Dentists offering free screening as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month

Dentists offering free screening as part of Mouth Cancer Action Month

A team of dental experts are visiting South Tyneside to provide patients with free screening for oral cancer. The initiative is part of the national Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, which is being run by the British Dental Health Foundation to try and raise awareness about oral cancer and encourage people to keep an eye […]


Thousands queue for free oral cancer check-ups

Thousands queue for free oral cancer check-ups

More than two thousand people queued for free oral cancer check-ups at two hospitals in Ireland yesterday. Patients waited in line for appointments at Cork University Dental Hospital and Dublin Dental University Hospital; patients in Dublin started to queue from 6:45 am and the clinic opened an hour earlier than planned to cope with the […]


Dentists offering oral cancer screening

Dentists offering oral cancer screening

Many dentists are now including oral cancer screening as part of the routine dental examination. Most people don’t think about oral cancer when they are having a routine check-up but their dentist will undoubtedly be checking for early warning signs of the deadly disease. Most dentists carry out a visual examination but some have started […]