The latest addition to the surgery is the VELscope oral cancer screening system.

 

This system detects oral cancer in its very early stages which is absolutely critical when starting treatment.

 

Early detection greatly increases survival rates. Oral cancer results in more deaths each year than cervical cancer and in Australia seven people each day are diagnosed with oral cancer. 

 

With more than 2500 diagnosed cases per year, approximately 500 will die. Because of this risk, Council Avenue Dental has included the VELscope system into their regular patient examination appointments. VELscope can help discover potentially dangerous tissue that may be missed.

 

The oral cancer examination takes very little time, involves no pain or inconvenience and is very affordable and can be claimed through your health fund. 

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