A new groundbreaking website, www.oralcancerselfexam.com is dedicated to fighting oral cancer and reducing the mortality rate associated with it. This website shows people how to do a self examination for oral cancer so that when they see something suspicious, they will immediately go to a dentist who is committed to the early detection of oral cancer.

Having people doing an oral cancer self-examination, much like a self-examination for breast cancer, will accomplish a number of things:

• It will make people more aware of their oral health status.
• People will be able to help identify suspicious lesions much earlier than waiting to go to the dentist every six months, if they go at all.
• An oral cancer self-examination will motivate people who normally don’t go to the dentist to go much sooner than they would have.
• People will be much more compelled to seek out dental treatment for health and cosmetic reasons if they are more familiar with their mouth.

This website is being promoted to consumers through a comprehensive and multifaceted public relations approach. This will direct consumers to the website where they can learn about the risks and symptoms of oral cancer. They can also see how to do a self-examination and even download the instructions and pictures to teach the rest of their family.

Please read the following letter from a Dentist who is a oral cancer survivor:

"I was so excited when I happened to stumble upon the "Oral Cancer Self Exam" website and wondered why I never thought of this myself. As a dentist and an oral cancer survivor myself, I feel that this site provides a unique service to the public.

The site is packed with a great deal of information such as oral cancer facts, risks and the important message about "early detection". However, the main function of the site is to raise public awareness about oral cancer and the detailed photos showing how to do a self exam, are well done and will help anyone visiting the site to know how to check themselves. Knowing that this is not enough, the point is very well made that it is important to see a dentist regularly and to have an oral cancer screening performed by a professional. I applaud the commitment of the people that have put this site together."

Jerry Wilck DDS

Consumers will be directed to dentists who are committed to the early detection of oral cancer through comprehensive examinations and screenings. The cost for dental offices to be listed on the referral section of this website is a very reasonable $199 per year, which will fund this public relations effort and refer consumers to dentists who are dedicated to fighting the unacceptable mortality rate associated with oral cancer.

A study done by the Crown Council found that the number one survey request from dental patients was “Tell me more about oral cancer”. Oral cancer was just featured on a CNN special program. Cancer self-examinations is a hot button topic for consumers.

Teaching people how to do an oral cancer self-examination is a totally new and revolutionary concept and through all of our efforts, it can become the standard, just like other cancer self-examinations that everyone is familiar with. Cancer self-examinations have been proven to stimulate visits to health professionals who can then effectively treat cancers much earlier which results in saving lives.

We as dental professionals are on the front lines in the fight against oral cancer. The disturbing news is that the number of oral cancer cases has stayed the same or gone up in the last forty years. It is very obvious from that statistic that what we are doing is not enough in the fight against this dreaded disease.

Show your dedication to your patients and commitment to fighting oral cancer by becoming a part of this important website today. Go to www.oralcancerselfexam.com to sign up today!