title: The Oral Cancer Epidemic.
abstract: The incidence of oral cancer is increasing every year. The issues that this epidemic brings are as wide ranging as changes in patient/community education, dental practice systems/ protocols, risk management and investigating new technologies for enhanced detection. The dentist, along with the entire dental team, must continually make every effort to save lives through early detection along with educating patients and our communities about the risk factors for oral cancer. With everyone's efforts, we can stop the growth of this terrible epidemic.
authors.forename: Jonathan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Bregman
mesh_terms: D052685:Alphapapillomavirus; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D058872:Epidemics / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D008403:Mass Screening; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology