Oral Cancer Screening

1. April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month.
When oral cancer is detected early, oral cancer can be very treatable. Cancer is
important to treat before it would spread to other parts of the body. Lives can be saved.
Disfigurement can be avoided with less invasive treatment. The VELscope Vx is an FDA
approved high tech tool that assists in detecting abnormalities in the oral tissues of the
mouth. It is used along with your normal oral cancer screening. This unit is not
complicated for the dental professional to use and is compact and simple for the dentist
and dental staff to maintain.
The VELscope has a distinctive blue-spectrum light that causes the soft tissues of the
mouth to naturally fluoresce. Healthy tissues will fluoresce in distinctive patterns — and
these patterns are visibly disrupted by trauma or disease. When a dentist uses a
VELscope, a wide variety of oral abnormalities can be found, that would not ordinarily
be seen with the naked eye at a regular dental examination.
When used on a regular basis, the VELscope Vx can be used as part of a patient’s
preventive examination at a check-up. It is comfortable and painless for the patient, and
does not leave any unpleasant odors, rinses or dyes. There would normally be a non-
expensive fee for this. The entire VELscope Vx examination will take less than three
minutes. Inquire with your dentist to see if he/she is using this new technology. Help to
save the life of yourself and your family members with early detection!