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April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month -FREE Oral Cancer Screenings at Longwood Dental Group

Oral cancer is not a rare disease. It kills one person every hour of every day, and over 100 new individuals will be diagnosed with it each day.

Longwood Dental Group has partnered with  The Oral Cancer Foundation  

Early Detection Saves Lives                                                                                

IN HONOR OF ORAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH,  LONGWOOD DENTAL GROUP WILL BE OFFERING FREE ORAL CANCER SCREENINGS TO THE PUBLIC ON SATURDAY, APRIL 6 FROM 8:00AM TO 12:00PM.

Oral cancer is not a rare disease. Approximately 42,000 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer every year in the US. It kills one person every hour of every day, and over 100 new individuals will be diagnosed with it each day. The good news is that it can often be found early in its development, the visual exam screening is simple, painless, and quick.

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At Longwood Dental Group our patients receive an Oral Cancer Screening as part of  their routine exam visits. 

If you are not a patient of our practice; if you or someone you know is not seeing a dentist regularly, we urge you to share this message and call 617.566.5445 to reserve your screening. 

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3 minutes could save your life!

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