Oral Cancer Screening

Survey Finds Dentists Underscreen For Cancer Among High-Risk Groups

by ADA News

Oral health care providers underscreen for oral and oropharyngeal cancer among high-risk groups, including current cigarette smokers, minorities and people of low socioeconomic status, according to a study published in the December issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association. The authors of the cover story, titled “Patient-Reported Receipt of Oral Cancer Screenings and … Read more

Oral Cancer Screening by the Dental Professional

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From Medscape Dentistry and Oral Health – May 5, 2011 Editor’s Note: Oral cancers occur in the lips, tongue, gingiva, floor of the mouth, oropharynx and tonsils, hypopharynx, salivary glands, nasopharynx,and other oral and pharyngeal areas. Over the last 30 years,the typical location of cancers within the oral cavity has changed. The overall 5-year survival rate … Read more