Patient Services ~ Whitening

What Every Person Should Know About Oral Cancer

• Oral Cancer has 3 times as many victims as cervical cancer
• One North American dies of oral cancer every hour of every day
• The incidences of oral cancer is growing
• The biggest growth in oral cancer is among young non-smokers and oral cancer is now linked to HPV
• When oral cancer is discovered in early stages, the survival rate is very high but, when discovered late, the survival rate is very low
• Health experts recommend that all adults receive annual oral cancer screening.

Because of the risk to your health, our practice has recently invested in a state-of-the-art VELscope system. As part of our conventional oral cancer examination it has literally helped us discover potentially dangerous tissue that we might otherwise miss. Of course the odds are we won't find anything that concerns us but, if we do the VELscope will increase the odds of us finding it early rather than later.

An oral cancer examination with a VELSCOPE screening takes very little time, involves no pain or inconvenience, and is very affordable. So let's plan to make this part of your next hygiene visit.