Monthly Archives: April 2012

Dental Xrays – Safe or Not?

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Recently an article titled “Dental X-Rays and Risk of Meningioma” was published in the April 2012 issue of the journal Cancer.  The article describes a recent study that associates yearly or more frequent dental X-rays to an increased risk of developing … Continue reading →

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ORAL CANCER

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

APRIL IS ORAL CANCER AWARENESS month. Did you know that in 2012 close to 40,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer. It will cause over 8,000 deaths, killing roughly 1 person per hour, 24 hours per day. … Continue reading →

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