Dentist Shortage Linked to Rise in Oral Cancer Deaths, Claims Dental Campaigners
The NHS dentist shortage could be linked to the rise in mouth cancer deaths over the last ten years, claims oral health campaigners. The Guardian … more
Oral Cancer
ORAI1 Fuels Oral Cancers and Generates Pain
An essential protein that acts as a gatekeeper for calcium entering cells promotes the growth of oral cancer and generates pain, according to a new … more
Using an AI-Assisted Subcellular S100A7 Bioprotein Assay to Manage Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders/Pre-Cancers
The Problem Every week there will likely be a patient in your office with a white, red, or white & red mucosal patch in their … more
Dental Hygienist Helps Identify Oral Cancer for Grateful Patient
An Edmonton dental hygienist displayed the importance of oral cancer screenings when she helped identify oral cancer in a patient during a routine dental cleaning … more
Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry Conducting Clinical Trials for Oral Cancer Prevention
Researchers from Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Dentistry are launching clinical trials to determine whether metformin, a drug often used to treat type 2 diabetes, could … more
University of Surrey Develops a Non-invasive Diagnostic Test for Oral Cancer
Researchers from the University of Surrey have developed a non-invasive diagnostic test for oral cancer called PANDORA. The test was shown to be over 92% … more
Oral Cancer: Screening and Early Discovery
A vast amount of my career has been spent on defining our powerful role as dental hygienists in the earlier discovery of an abnormal lesion … more
Time to Re-evaluate the Role of Dentists in Preventing Head and Neck Cancers
Oral and pharyngeal cancer, also known as head and neck cancer, poses a significant (if somewhat underappreciated) global public health issue, with over 50,000 North … more
Pandemic-Driven Behaviors Could Increase Risk of Oral Cancer
Two years into the pandemic, regular dental visits are more important than ever. In fact, they could save lives. New studies published in The Journal … more
When a Dentist Gets Oral Cancer
When you see you it, you don’t forget it. Cancer. It’s as scary to look at as it is to tell a patient that they … more
OraCare Partners with Dentists to Provide Vital Support to Cancer Patients
Free Product Provided To Help Ease the Side Effects of Cancer Treatment In response to a critical need within the dental community to help support … more
UB Awarded $1.5 Million to Reprogram White Blood Cells in Fight Against Oral Cancer
Veterans two times more likely to develop head and neck cancers than non-veterans The University at Buffalo has received a $1.5 million grant from the … more
NYU Dentistry Awarded NIH Grant to Investigate Oral Cancer Pain Treatment Utilizing Co-delivery of DNA and RNA
Clinician-scientists Seiichi Yamano and Brian Schmidt to further novel gene therapy strategy to treat oral cancer pain NYU College of Dentistry clinician-scientists Seiichi Yamano and Brian Schmidt have … more
Oral Cancer and the Race Against Time: Use of Psoriasin (S100A7) as a Predictive Marker to Enhance Assessment of Cancer Risk in Oral Lesions
Introduction Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a potentially debilitating and deadly disease, particularly when diagnosed at an advanced stage.1 Early detection drastically improves prognostic … more
Oral Cancer Pain Predicts Likelihood of Cancer Spreading
Oral cancer is more likely to spread in patients experiencing high levels of pain, according to a team of researchers at New York University (NYU) … more
Keep Calm & ADPIE: Unleashing Hygienists’ Potential
Did you know that acronyms are actually very modern inventions? They were found to be in existence around World War 1, but were still not … more
Hindsight is 20/20: Missing the Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Diagnosis
Amid our present-day pandemic, the disease of oral and oropharyngeal cancer once again has a much larger adversary. April has come and gone with very … more
Australian Dentists Issue Warning on Hazards of Betel Quid Chewing
More and more dentists across Australia are seeing cases of oral cancer in patients who have brought the practice of betel quid chewing with them … more
Detecting Mouth and Throat Cancer Earlier and Easier With Novel Saliva Test
A novel noninvasive technique may detect human papilloma virus-16, the strain associated with oropharyngeal cancer, in saliva samples, reports The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. Unfortunately, … more
60 Seconds to Save a Life
Oral cancer is one of the few oral diseases encountered by the oral health team that has significant morbidity and premature mortality. Tobacco products, alcohol … more