Oral Cancer Rates May Get Worse as Pandemic Limits Dental Appointments

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Dentists in the United Kingdom have warned that thousands of cases of oral cancer may be going undetected as a result of millions of people missing dental appointments during the pandemic lockdown, according to the Association of Dental Groups (ADG).
According to an ADG poll, 49% of households have at least one adult who has missed or decided against a visit to the dentist since the lockdown began in March. With 27.8 million households in the United Kingdom, the ADG said, this suggests that more than 13 million adults have failed to make a trip to the dentist this year.


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