With Mouth Cancer Awareness Week just around the corner, the BDA is inviting all members of the dental team to access a comprehensive guide to screening of the disease via its website.

The occasional paper on screening for oral cancer in general dental practice entitled Opportunistic screening for oral cancer – A management strategy for dental practice is now available as a downloadable information resource at www.bda.org.

The paper, first published in April 2000, examines all steps necessary to set up an effective screening programme in practice. Oral Cancer week is from 9–15 November 2003.