Brooklyn Dentists, Gental Dental, Offering Oral Cancer Screenings

Sept. 8, 2010 - PRLog -- According to the Oral Cancer Foundation, oral cancer will affect close to 36,000 Americans this year, and will cause about 8,000 deaths. Dr. Goldman and Dr. Kravets are committed to fighting oral cancer.

During a dental exam, the Dr. Goldmen or Dr. Kravets will check your neck and oral tissues for lumps, red or white patches or recurring sore areas. Screening for early changes in the oral tissue can help detect cancer at a stage when it can be more successfully treated.

Smoking, especially combined with heavy alcohol consumption, is the primary risk factor for oral cancer.  In fact, this combination is estimated to be the most likely trigger in about 75 percent of oral cancers diagnosed in this country. Other lifestyle and environmental  
factors also may increase your risk of developing oral cancer.

"Because oral cancer can spread quickly, early detection is important. An oral cancer exam can identify early signs of this disease," said Dr. Goldman. "Our goal is to make sure we help to keep our patients in the best possible health that they can be in," said Dr. Kravets. The  
exam is quick and painless, and can be done during your regular dental check-up," Dr. Goldman.

Visit Dr. Goldman and Dr. Kravets, at Gentle Dental. Located at 215 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11215. For more in formation on Gentle Dental or one of our services, please call at 718-789-2400.

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