Most people think that the worst possible news they could get from their dentist is that they have a cavity. While this certainly isn’t pleasant, it’s far from the most severe issue a dentist may discover. As part of your regular checkup, your dentist will be on the lookout for a disease that claims one life each and every hour here in the US: oral cancer. What causes oral cancer? How can you avoid it? Why is your dentist searching for it? The answers to these questions and more are the focus of today’s blog.