{"id":157,"date":"2019-04-30T18:14:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T18:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cocoabeachdentist.com\/blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2019-04-30T18:15:28","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T18:15:28","slug":"how-often-should-i-visit-my-dentist-for-an-oral-cancer-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cocoabeachdentist.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/30\/how-often-should-i-visit-my-dentist-for-an-oral-cancer-screening\/","title":{"rendered":"How Often Should I Visit My Dentist for an Oral Cancer Screening?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, making it the perfect\ntime for you to pause to reflect on how you can protect yourself from this\ndevastating disease. Of course, making good choices every day, such as eating a\nbalanced diet and avoiding tobacco, can play a big role in reducing your\nchances of becoming one of the tens of thousands of people who get diagnosed\nwith oral cancer each year. You also need to visit your dentist for regularly\nto receive an oral cancer\nscreening<\/a>. Let\u2019s discuss how often you should do so and what you can expect\nduring the screening process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Standard Recommendation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Experts have varying opinions on how often people should get\nscreened for oral cancer. However, the standard recommendation is that all\nadults get screened at least once a year. If you are diligent about attending routine\npreventive appointments with your dentist, it\u2019s likely that you get screened\ntwice a year because most dentists including a screening as part of a routine\nexam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even individuals who maintain a healthy lifestyle could\ndevelop oral cancer. If you trick yourself into thinking that you could never develop\nthis disease, you may fail to be on the lookout for its signs and symptoms and\nthus give it an opportunity to grow and reach the point where it is an imminent\nthreat to your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Individuals Need More Frequent Screenings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you have certain risk factors for oral cancer, it may be\nwise of you get screened even more often than once or twice a year. Such risk\nfactors include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n