Dr. David Gane reports

LED DENTAL PARTNERS WITH LONDON DRUGS TO FACILITATE ORAL CANCER SCREENINGS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC

LED Dental Inc., a wholly owned Canadian operating subsidiary of LED Medical Diagnostics Inc., is partnering with London Drugs to provide its VELscope Vx Enhanced Oral Assessment Systems for a pilot program for oral cancer screenings. The pilot program will be conducted by dental professionals on April 14, April 15 and April 17 at 12 London Drugs pharmacies in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia and has been endorsed by the B.C. Oral Cancer Prevention Program (B.C. OCPP) and developed with oral medicine and pathology specialist Dr. Samson Ng of UBC.

"This is the first time we are working with colleagues outside the dental field to find ways to combat the minimally known, but deadly, oral cancer," said Dr. Ng. Abnormal areas discovered during screening where follow-up is recommended will be documented on a form and provided to the customer to take to their dentist or health care provider. This service, initially to be offered at no cost to the customers, will then be offered at either no cost or a very low cost to customers on a continuing basis depending on the results of a survey that London Drugs will conduct among customers.

"We continue to see the pharmacy expanding its role in the health of Canadians," said John Tse, London Drugs vice-president. "This is a first ever for a pharmacy in Canada and we appreciate the support of LED Dental to help us build the pilot program."

"We are pleased to be able to provide VELscope Vx Systems to London Drugs and have the VELscope Vx play an important role in oral cancer screening for the general public," stated Dr. David Gane, chief executive officer, LED Medical. "Our goal through this program is to assist London Drugs in contributing to a reduced incidence of oral cancer in Canada through early detection."

This screening program will enhance the health of the general public. Access to preventative dental care varies across different income groups, but some estimates suggest the percentage of the population that does not have regular access to a dentist can be as high as 17 per cent. This program also helps to respond to the growing demand for oral cancer screening, which has risen recently because of the aging population, a growing awareness of oral cancer and the importance of early detection. Statistics from SEER (the surveillance, epidemiology and end results program of the National Cancer Institute) indicate that 65 per cent of oral cancer is discovered in the later stages when the survival rate is only 54 per cent, whereas the 31 per cent of cases that are found in the early stages have an 83-per-cent survival rate. Currently, 37 per cent of patients diagnosed with oral cancer die within five years of their diagnosis. The company manufactures and markets the VELscope Vx System, the dental industry's leading adjunctive screening device for helping health care providers discover and define the extent of a wide range of oral mucosal abnormalities -- from viral, fungal and bacterial infections to cancer and precancer. To date, more than 25 million VELscope Vx exams have been performed by more than 12,000 dentists in 23 countries.

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