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<p>The Luzerne County Community College dental department and the Oral Head and Neck Cancer Alliance (OHANCAW) recently held a free oral cancer screening at the LCCC Benco Dental Clinic at the college&#8217;s Francis S. and Mary Gill Carrozza, R.N. Health Sciences Center. Dental hygiene students and faculty, working in conjunction with the OHANCAW, conducted interviews and provided educational information about oral cancer. Students performed head and neck exams on patients. Primary screenings were conducted and a written summary of areas of concern were given to patients to give to their physician. Participants, from left: Dr. John Spagnuolo, Plains Township, clinical dentist; Emily Holeva, Eynon; Ashley Whitenight, Berwick; and Barbara Montante, Plains Township, associate professor, dental hygiene, LCCC.</p><style>
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LCCC holds free oral cancer screenings