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The influence of patient education by the dental hygienist: acceptance of the fluorescence oral cancer exam
Source: J Dent Hyg, June 1, 2009; 83(3): 134-40 Author: M Paulis Purpose: Oral cancer frequently goes undetected in its early and most curable stages because no clinical signs or symptoms usually exist. This study assessed the effect patient education had on the patient’s decision to accept or refuse a fluorescence oral cancer examination. Methods: [...]
Continue reading...New tool helps dentists detect oral cancer
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Source: www.nbcdfw.com Author: Ashante Blaize Nationwide, an average of one person dies every hour from oral cancer, which is called a silent killer because it is difficult to detect and advances quickly, a Plano dentist said. Just two short months ago, Janet Kiser’s relationship with her dentist, Dr. Frank Rabinowitz, changed. He’s now more than [...]
Continue reading...Port Coquitlam dentist hopes to save a life with a Velscope
Friday, September 25, 2009
Source: www.bclocalnews.com Author: Diane Strandberg A Port Coquitlam dentist is offering to do more than fix cavities and polish teeth. Dr. Glenn Keryluk wants to save a life. He’s purchased an oral cancer screening device he expects will shortly become standard equipment in all dentist offices and he is offering to screen patients referred to [...]
Continue reading...Study suggests VELscope System helps reduce recurrence of oral cancer
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Source: www.prweb.com Author: press release LED Dental Inc. announced today that a recent study suggests that its VELscope screening system can help surgeons reduce the recurrence rate for oral cancer following surgery. The article, “Tracing the ‘At-Risk’ Oral Mucosa Field with Autofluorescence: Steps Toward Clinical Impact,” was just published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. [...]
Continue reading...VELscope named one of top 100 products
Friday, June 5, 2009
Source: www.oralhealthjournal.com Author: press release LED Dental Inc. announced today that its VELscope system was named one of Top 100 Products of 2009 by Dentistry Today. Ralph Green, D.D.S., M.B.A., president and CEO of LED Dental’s parent, LED Medical Diagnostics, said, “When you consider that there are over 50,000 products in the dental industry, to [...]
Continue reading...VELscope System Called the World’s Leading Oral Cancer Screening System
Friday, February 27, 2009
Source: LED Dental Inc Writer: John Pohl WHITE ROCK, British Columbia—February 27, 2009—LED Dental Inc. claimed today that its VELscope system is used for more oral cancer examinations than any other adjunctive technology in the world. Impressive Milestones Passed According to Dr. Ralph Green, president and CEO of LED Dental’s parent, LED Medical Diagnostics, “Since our mid-2006 [...]
Continue reading...New oral cancer tests: crucial or wasteful?
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Source: nytimes.com Author: Laurie Tarkan Though relatively rare, it is one of the easiest cancers to spot and diagnose. And if treated early, it is usually curable. So why do experts find oral cancer so vexing? Despite the many advances against cancer in recent decades, the statistics on this form of it remain discouraging: more [...]
Continue reading...VELscope system featured on “The Doctors” television series
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Source: www.dentaleconomics.com Author: staff LED Dental has announced that its VELscope Oral Cancer Screening System was featured on “The Doctors”, a television program syndicated throughout the U.S. and Canada by CBS Television Distribution. The VELscope system received exposure in a segment focusing on the link between oral sex and oral cancer. The VELscope system was [...]
Continue reading...Make oral cancer exams a priority
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Source: www.dentaleconomics.com Author: Louis Malcmacher Oral cancer. These are two words that every dentist hopes he or she will never have to say to a patient. Oral cancer kills one American every hour of every single day. There have even been a number of famous people that have become victims of oral cancer. They include [...]
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