Our second annual Open Day was held at Balmoral Lodge Dental Practice in Ferndown on
Saturday 10th November.
We are pleased to say the event, with the aim of raising
awareness of mouth cancer, was a great success.
During the day our new Velscope VX oral cancer detection unit was put to
good use, with many people responding to our offer of free mouth cancer checks
on the day and throughout the ‘Mouth Cancer Action’ month of November 2012.
With mouth cancer rates on the increase worldwide we felt it
was necessary to bring to everyone’s attention the importance of both regular
screening by a dentist and also self-awareness of any changes in the
mouth. Screening for mouth cancer has
always been part of the routine Dental Health Check for our patients at Balmoral
Lodge and the Velscope VX will now become an integral part of this
service.
The Open Day also gave opportunities for visitors to chat
informally to our dentists, hygienists and oral health educator. We held a raffle with funds raised going to the
British Dental Health Foundation Mouth Cancer Action and of course we had tea,
coffee, biscuits and plenty of free samples.
We are now looking forward to 2013 which will be our 10th
year at Balmoral Lodge.
We wish everyone a Happy and Healthy Christmas and New Year.
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