The Oral Health Foundation has hailed the impact that the 2016 Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign has had across all areas of the UK's healthcare industry.

As well as the enormous support that the campaign has once again received from the UK's dental community, the charity is particularly pleased with the strong support garnered from others areas of the healthcare industry, including pharmacies, general practices and maxillofacial surgeons.

CEO of the Oral Health Foundation, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, said: 'If people can access the information that could save their life through their doctor or pharmacy then it gives them a better chance of catching it early. At best people only visit their dental practice once every six months and in the times in between it can be very easy to overlook signs of mouth cancer and the disease progressing.

'That is why, during Mouth Cancer Action Month, we were delighted to see the incredibly strong support from across the healthcare industry and unprecedented amounts of information being distributed about the signs, symptoms and causes of mouth cancer.'

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