A colleague of mine, Dr. Louis Malcmacher, invited Ultradent to support a very important cause. I’ve listed a few of the alarming stats he shared on the incidence of oral cancer:

• Oral cancer kills one American every hour of every day. The mortality rate has remained the same for 40 years!
• Two-thirds of oral cancer cases are detected in late stages where the survival rate is only 22%.
• The death rate for oral cancer is higher than that of cervical cancer, leukemia, and Hodgkin’s lymphoma, to name a few.

I encourage you to visit the Website www.oralcancerselfexam.com. The Website provides instruction on how to create awareness among consumers for the signs and symptoms of oral cancer as well as teach them how to do self-exams.

Dan