DENTAL HEALTH

• Oral Hygiene
• Child Dentistry
• Dental Dictionary
• Periodontal Maintenance
• Dental Specialties
• Oral Cancer Screening/Velscope
• Healthy Mouth Baseline

ORAL CANCER SCREENING/VELSCOPE

• In North America, approximately 34,000 people were diagnosed with oral cancer and 8,500 died from the disease in 2006.
• You are at an increased risk of developing oral cancer if you smoke, drink alcohol, and/or are over 40.
• 25% of oral cancer cases do not fit the high risk profile.  Largest increase in occurance is within 25-50 age range.
• HPV (human papiloma virus) contracted earlu in life has been linked to oral and cerival cancers.  Gardasil vaccine has been developed to help guard against HPV.
• Nearly half of oral cancer patients are expected to die within 5 years upon diagniosis, but it is 80 to 90% survivable if diagnosed early.

We use the Velscope, a quick, painless, lifesaving screening device to detect early oral cancer that can not be seen by regular dental light, in conjunction with manual examination.  For more information visit www.velscope.com.