Hi Scotty,

I'm a dentist and an oral cancer survivor. I am very confused as to why your dentist said "...she sees sending you to an oral surgeon within a year..."

Did she see something suspicious? Is she predicting that if you don't quit, you'll need a biopsy in a year? I'm hoping that this is just a scare technique, but the approach leaves me confused. I've read on this forum about so many of my colleagues missing oral cancer that I wonder why their education is lacking such an important factor.

Putting all of this aside, you know what you have to do...so do it now. Don't wait until you have the motivation that comes after a diagnosis of oral cancer.

Good luck.

Jerry