Screening for the early warning signs of oral cancer is one of the most important reasons why you should visit our office on a regular basis. More than 34,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year. It will cause over 8,000 deaths, killing roughly 1 person per hour, 24 hours per day. It is our goal to have 100% of our practice family screened for oral cancer on a yearly basis. It is important to realize that a visit to our office is no longer about a filling, a crown, or “just a cleaning,” but is actually a matter of life and death. Dental examinations, when properly done and which include a screening for oral cancer will save lives.
Read MoreThere are many tests that help doctors predict our risk of developing certain diseases. Most of us do not question the validity of these results and accept that the treatment that is recommended by our doctor is necessary to better our overall health and reduce these risks. We are very excited to announce that we now have a risk assessment tool for gum disease! PreViser™ is an easy tool that you will receive at every routine hygiene therapy and oral cancer screenings appointment at no cost to you! PreViser™ analytic reports provide you and I with an easy to understand and scientifically validated risk and disease score for gum disease. The PreViser™ Risk Score tells us, on a scale from 1-5, the probability you have of developing gum disease in your lifetime. The PreViser™ Disease Score, on a scale of 1-100, tells us how health you are right now.
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