The incidence of Oral Cancer is rising here in the United States and Internationally as well. In the US this year over 42,000 Americans will be diagnosed with Oral Cancer and sadly, over 9,000 of those diagnosed will die. The good news is that Oral Cancer has a very high treatment success rate when detected early.
Another dimension of Oral Cancer is that the risk profile is changing. Traditional risk groups included smokers, chewing tobacco users and moderate to heavy alcohol consumption. However, in the past 5 years more than 50% of all diagnosed cases of Oral Cancer been patients who never smoked, used chewing tobacco or had moderate to heavy alcohol use. One possible reason is the link between Oral Cancer and HPV.
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Running Time: 48:53 minThe special guests on this Thriving Dentist Show are Linda Miles and Robin Morrison, the founders of the Oral Cancer Cause (OCC) Foundation. OCC’s purpose is to improve the quality of life for oral cancer patients through financial support so that they may face the world with peace and dignity during and after medical treatment. Both Linda and Robin are deeply committed to the cause of Oral Cancer diagnosis and treatment due to the fact they have both lost family members to Oral Cancer.
Linda Miles
Email: lindamiles@cox.net
Robin Morrison
Email: rmorrison@oralcancercause.org
Phone 727-599-8153
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Gary Takacs
Gary became a successful practice owner by purchasing a fixer-upper practice and developing it into a world-class dental practice. He is passionate about sharing his hard-earned insights and experiences with dental practices across the globe. As a dental practice coach, Gary provides guidance for dental professionals on how to create a healthier practice style that lets them deliver excellent patient care while reducing depending on insurance.
More importantly, Gary’s insights are not just based on theory – as a co-owner of a dental practice, he has first-hand experience in making this transformation from a high-volume and low-fee insurance model to a fee-for-service approach that is more sustainable and promotes a patient-centric and financially healthy dental practice, and he is dedicated to sharing this knowledge with other dental practitioners via the popular Thriving Dentist Show!