This month the Oral Cancer Foundation urges dentists around the nation to take part in Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Read more to learn how to take participate. This month dentists around the nation are encouraged to participate in Oral Cancer Awareness Month, hosted by the Oral Cancer Foundation. April 2012 marks the thirteenth official awareness month for oral cancer. Exposure to the HPV-16 virus, the most common sexually transmitted infection, is now the leading cause of oral cancers in the United States. This virus leads to cancer typically around posterior areas of the mouth, making it harder to spot without a thorough exam. Other risk factors for oral cancer include smoking, age, chewing tobacco, use of alcohol and poor nutrition. The Oral Cancer Foundation hopes to raise awareness and save lives by urging dentists to sign up to conduct at least three hours of free public visual and tactile screenings in their community during the month of April. Those willing to participate can find more information here. The Oral Cancer Foundation will provide participating dentists with patient-related literature, customized press releases for the community and media, talking points for interviews, oral cancer screening forms, patient referral forms and support materials for staff. According to Brian Hill, founder and executive director of the Oral Cancer Foundation, as many as 40,000 people in the United States will be told they have oral or pharyngeal cancer in 2012. About 100 people are diagnosed with oral cancer every day in the U.S. For more information on Oral Cancer Awareness Month, please visit the Oral Cancer News website.

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