Roz Siddon joined the Go Sober for October campaign to raise money for Macmillan. It gave her practice – Beaufort Dental Health Centre in Burton-on-Trent – a chance to promote key 'healthy mouth' messages and make patients aware of the signs of mouth cancer. Here, she shares her experience – and we hear why Dry January will also offer the perfect opportunity to talk alcohol and oral health with our patients.
Why did you go sober?
A few reasons really – to promote mouth cancer awareness, as this is becoming a more common cancer and patients are unaware of the causes, signs and symptoms. Another reason was for my own health. I’m not an alcoholic but I did like a drink at weekends. However, hangovers seem to last longer as you get older. And also, of course, to raise money for a great cause Macmillan.
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