Media Alert Dental Industry Giants Support Life Saving Charity Initiative

MEDIA ALERT –DENTAL INDUSTRY GIANTS SUPPORT LIFE SAVING CHARITY INITIATIVE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – TUESDAY 5THFEBRUARY 2013

INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE:

MOUTH CANCER SCREENING ACCREDITATION SCHEME CONSULTANT – NICKI ROWLAND
VICE PRESIDENT OF HENRY SCHEIN - PATRICK ALLEN
MARKETING MANAGER, DPAS – SAM BRICE
DIRECTOR, PRODENTAL CPD – ROBERT DYAS

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The world’s largest supplier of health care products, Henry Schein, leading practice branded dental plans provider, DPAS and CPD and e-learning content contributor ProDentalCPD have joined forces with the Mouth Cancer Foundationto sponsor a brand new life saving initiative, the Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme.

Dental Industry heavy weights have come together as a thorough head and neck cancer screening can be carried out by Dentists in just 2 minutes. They all support theMouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Schemewhich is calling for every dental practice to be doing it in order to increase early detection rates and save lives.

The schemerecognises dental practices that demonstrate a visible commitment to increasing public awareness of mouth cancerscreening to all patients and to establish a documented referral pathway with a local specialist department.

Awareness is integral to achieving early detection of head and neck cancers, thus saving lives. The Mouth Cancer Foundation will accredit dental practices that routinely participate in oral cancer screening. Full membership includes access to a dedicated section of the charity website and FREE 1 hour CPD element as well as professional development and training modules suitable for all members of the practice team to ensure regular screening benefits practice patients.

Founder of the Mouth Cancer Foundation, Dr Vinod Joshi says “We are hugely grateful to companies such as Henry Schein, DPAS and ProDentalCPD for supporting our initiative. Working together with such well known companies, will enable us to save as many lives as possible through earlier detection of head and neck cancers.”

Henry Schein Vice President, Patrick Allen says “We believe the Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme is a great way of providing a life saving service in just two minutes. This scheme should make it is easy for practices to incorporate into every patient’s routine examination and as a result increase early detection rates. We are delighted to be supporting the Mouth Cancer Foundation.”

DPAS Director, Andrew Warren, continues “We’re delighted to be sponsoring the Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme, as we feel it will offer practices a simple solution to head and neck cancer screening, which can save lives. The Mouth Cancer Foundation does a fantastic job in raising awareness and providing support to sufferers, so we’re particularly pleased to be able to support this new initiative.”

ProDentalCPD Director, Robert Dyas adds “We are thrilled to be providing the CPD and e-learning content of the Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme. In just one hour every member of the practice team can discover the benefits of a thorough head and neck cancer screening. The Mouth Cancer Foundation has created a great initiative.”

The Mouth Cancer Screening AccreditationSchemeis open to any dentist registered with the GDC or any dental practice whose clinicians are registered with the GDC. And in Ireland any dentist registered with the Irish Dental Council GDC or any dental practice whose clinicians are registered with the IDC. For more information or to take part in the pilot scheme please contact the Mouth Cancer Foundation via or call +44 (0) 1924 950 950 for more information.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

The Mouth Cancer Foundation –

The Mouth Cancer Foundation is a registered charity no. 1109298.

In the UK, nearly 8000 people are diagnosed with Mouth Cancer every year. Cancers can occur in any part of the mouth, tongue, lips, and adjacent areas like the throat, salivary glands, pharynx, larynx, sinus, and other sites in the head and neck area. In its very early stages, these Mouth Cancers can be easy to ignore.

Symptoms include:

1. An ulcer or white or red patch anywhere in the mouth that does not heal within 3 weeks

2. A lump or swelling anywhere in the mouth, jaw or neck that persists for more than 3 weeks

3. A difficulty in swallowing, chewing or moving the jaw or tongue

5. A numbness of the tongue or other area of the mouth

6. A feeling that something is caught in the throat

7. A chronic sore throat or hoarseness that persists more than 6 weeks

8. An unexplained loosening of teeth with no dental cause

More information about Mouth Cancer is available at the Mouth Cancer Foundation web site or by emailing .

The Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme is supported by:

Henry Schein –

Henry Schein is the largest provider of health care products and services to medical, dental and veterinary office-based practitioners. The Company is one of Fortune Magazine’s ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’ and is ranked number one in its industry in social responsibility and global competitiveness. The Company offers an extensive selection of dental supplies, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, vaccines, equipment and software technology. The portfolio of practice solutions is designed to support customers and successfully meet their business goals and achieve optimal patient satisfaction.

DPAS –

DPAS is a leading provider of practice-branded dental plan administration services to practices and their patients in the UK and Ireland. For more information, call 01747 870910 or visit

ProDentalCPD –

ProDentalCPD is a pioneer and one of the world's largest publishers access of online dental continuing professional development (CPD) articles and videos covering the fields of Dentistry, Dental Nursing, Dental Hygiene and Dental Technology. ProDentalCPD offers high quality verifiable CPD and postgraduate training for the whole dental team.