{"id":74,"date":"2011-11-06T15:07:25","date_gmt":"2011-11-06T15:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.gcuomodds.com\/?p=74"},"modified":"2011-11-06T15:07:25","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T15:07:25","slug":"new-patient-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/06\/new-patient-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"New Patient Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Patient Exam (as well as all hygiene visits) should include an Oral Cancer Exam.\u00a0 It is painless and quick – it takes only a few minutes.\u00a0 \u00a0The following\u00a0questions should be\u00a0answered for an effective oral head and neck cancer screening to take place.\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

Did\u00a0your dentist —<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n
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  1. \n

    Ask you to removal of any dentures (plates) or partials prior to examining your mouth?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n

    Inspect your face, neck, lips, and mouth for any signs of cancer?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n

    With both hands, feel the area under your jaw and the side of your neck, checking for lumps, bumps, or bruises that may suggest cancer?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n

    Look\u00a0aand feel the insides of your lips and cheeks to check for possible signs of cancer, such as red and\/or white patches?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n

    Have you stick out your tongue so it can be checked for swelling or abnormal color texture?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n

    Use gauze to gently pull your tongue to one side, and then the other, to check the base and underside\u00a0of your tongue?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n

    Look at the roof and floor of your mouth, as well as the back of your throat?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n

    Put one finger on the floor of your mouth and, with the other hand under your chin, gently press down to check for lumps or sensitivity?<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The New Patient Exam (as well as all hygiene visits) should include an Oral Cancer Exam.\u00a0 It is painless and quick – it takes only a few minutes.\u00a0 \u00a0The following\u00a0questions should be\u00a0answered for an effective oral head and neck cancer screening to take place.\u00a0 Did\u00a0your dentist — Ask you to removal of any dentures (plates) […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,3,7,5,19,6,4,1],"tags":[17,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gcuomodds.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}