Dundee, the ‘City of Discovery', was a hive of activity for Mouth Cancer Awareness in November. With support from the charity Let's Talk About Mouth Cancer (LTAMC), the Dundee Dental Student Society held information stalls on the main University of Dundee campus and a fundraising Acoustic Night.

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The stall saw hundreds of people interact with the students to learn about their own risk of oral cancer, how they can reduce this and the signs and symptoms to look out for. The self-examination leaflets and online video were particularly well received as were the UV protection lip balms and toothpaste samples given out.

To mark the end of the week the students brought out guitars and sung their hearts out to raise £2,360 for LTAMC - the raffle prizes pulling in extra with strong ticket sales.

Sophie Craig, Charities and Sponsorship Representative for the Dundee Dental Student Society said, ‘We wanted to raise awareness of mouth cancer within our community and about the risk factors and typical features of this disease. We know that if we can help patients achieve an early diagnosis, this gives them the best chance of successful treatment. Joining with Let's Talk About Mouth Cancer we could help promote how essential it is that patients “self-check” their mouth at home to catch it quick.'

On receiving the cheque, Ewan MacKessack-Leitch, Trustee & Treasurer said, ‘Every year the dental students at Dundee pull it out of the bag. Not only do they deliver a stall and campaign that captures and engages the population here in Dundee, they then raise money so we can continue our mission. Let's Talk About Mouth Cancer is about action: empowering patients and dentists to talk about the disease, minimise risk, detect it early and reduce the diagnostic delay. The enthusiasm the students show really helps in this fight and the fundraising will enable more of our resources and activities getting out to the population. I want to thank the Dundee Dental Student Society for their continued support.'