The Charlotte Knights opening game is tonight! So, what do baseball and oral cancer awareness month have in common?… Between 1920 and 1940, when baseball was America’s most popular sport, every team had a tobacco sponsor.  Tobacco use accounts for most oral cancers.  Smoking cigarettes, cigars, or pipes, using chewing tobacco, and dipping snuff are...

Stick out your tongue. No really stick out your tongue. April is Oral Cancer Awareness month. Do you ever wonder why our doctors ask you to stick out your tongue during your check-up? By now most of you are aware that we are performing an oral cancer screening as part of your routine exam at...

This year’s theme “Begin with Sleep” highlights the importance of good sleep health for individuals to best achieve their personal, family, and professional goals.   The week-long “Begin with Sleep” campaign will provide valuable information about the benefits of optimal sleep and how sleep affects health, well-being, and safety.   Did you know that untreated...