If you’ve gotten a dental checkup recently, you’ve probably noticed that most of them include an oral cancer screening. It only takes a few seconds, but in many ways, it’s one of the most important parts of the exam.

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, which is dedicated to educating people about this serious and all-to-common condition. If you want to know more about it, here’s some information about this disease.

April is almost over, so most people have their taxes filed and will get their refunds soon. You could obviously blow your refund on something expensive and ridiculous, but if you want to be more prudent than that, you could always invest your check back into your smile!

Dentistry has quite a few ways for you to improve your life, and your tax refund can give you access to many of them. If you’re interested, here are a few examples.