SYRACUSE, N.Y., USA: Aspen Dental practices will donate $22,375 to the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) as part of a program that contributed $5 for each ViziLite oral cancer screening conducted during April for Oral Cancer Awareness Month. In total, more than 4,000 patients were screened across more than 550 practices in 33 states.
Since 2010, Aspen Dental-branded practices have donated more than $105,000 to OCF.
“Approximately 48,250 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with an oral or oropharyngeal cancer this year, and of those only about 57 percent will be alive in five years,” said Natalie Riggs, director of special projects for the Oral Cancer Foundation. “In 2016 we estimate that 9500 individuals will lose their lives to oral cancers, and we are grateful for the support from Aspen Dental practices in helping us raise awareness and aiding in our efforts to fight this disease.”
Oral cancer is frequently preceded by visible pre-malignant lesions and can be diagnosed at a much earlier stage (I or II) with ViziLite Plus, a specially designed light technology. When caught early and treated, the survival rate is 80 to 90 percent.
“We’re working to educate our patients about the risk factors, warning signs and symptoms associated with oral cancer so that we can help them catch the disease before it progresses,” said Dr. Murali Lakireddy, a general dentist who owns Aspen Dental offices in Ohio. “Many of our patients do not think about oral cancer when they go to the dentist, but in fact, oral cancer screenings are just as much a part of your routine dental visit as a deep clean from the hygienist.”
More information about oral cancer screenings is available at the OFC website, located at www.oralcancerfoundation.org/dental/how_do_you_know.html.
(Source: Aspen Dental)
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