{"id":1497,"date":"2014-09-05T12:25:12","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T12:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diamondcourtdental.co.uk\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2014-09-05T12:25:12","modified_gmt":"2014-09-05T12:25:12","slug":"oral-cancer-day-wednesday-17th-september-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diamondcourtdental.co.uk\/oral-cancer-day-wednesday-17th-september-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Oral Cancer Day – \\Wednesday 17th September 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
FREE ORAL CANCER CHECK-UPS<\/strong><\/p>\n On Wednesday 17th<\/sup> September 2014, our practice will be participating in the national Oral Cancer Awareness Day.\u00a0 Latest figures show that more than 6500 people are diagnosed with oral cancer in the UK each year and it is one of the few cancers where numbers continue to rise.\u00a0 Three out of every four people affected by oral cancer are diagnosed by their dentist and, although it is heavily linked with smoking, oral cancer can affect anybody.\u00a0 Screening for oral cancer is quick and painless and forms part of a normal dental check-up.\u00a0 It is vital that everybody is regularly screened for oral cancer and as part of Oral Cancer Awareness Day our practice will be offering complimentary appointments for oral cancer screening<\/strong>.\u00a0 These appointments will be available to everyone and are ideal for people who aren\u2019t registered with a dentist or those who may not have seen a dentist for some considerable time.<\/p>\n Please contact us on (01629) 812991 if you would like any further information on Oral Cancer Awareness Day or registering as a new patient at the practice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" FREE ORAL CANCER CHECK-UPS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[37],"tags":[50],"yoast_head":"\n