LED Dental Announces Sponsorship of Academy of General Dentistry
Sponsorship Will Focus on Oral Cancer Screening Using VELscope Technology LED Dental announced today a corporate sponsorship agreement with the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), a professional association of more than 35,000 general dentists who are dedicated to professional excellence through the pursuit of continuing education (CE). This sponsorship from the maker of the VELscope Enhanced Oral Assessment system will provide AGD member dentists with a wide range of CE opportunities that focus on oral cancer and other oral disease screening topics through the end of 2011. According to Peter Whitehead, LED Dental founder and CEO, “We are proud to be associated with the AGD, whose members are to be commended for their ongoing commitment to providing the best oral health care possible to their parents.” He noted that oral cancer takes the life of one North American every hour of every day, and that dental practices are the first line of defense in detecting oral cancer and other oral disease in early stages. “Early detection can be the difference between life and death,” said Mr. Whitehead. “Dentists who regularly combine conventional oral cancer exams, involving visual inspection and palpation, with the two-minute VELscope exam greatly increase their odds of catching the disease in early and even pre-cancerous stages.” “The AGD is delighted to forge this partnership with LED Dental to increase our members’ knowledge of oral cancer, oral cancer research, and oral cancer screening techniques,” said AGD President Fares Elias, DDS, JD, FAGD. “With new cases of oral cancer [...]