Oral Cancer Foundation Encourages Dentists to Display Burgundy

Posted: May 1, 2014
There are so many worthy causes that warrant our attention, concern, and compassion in today’s society. How do we choose which ones to donate our time and/or resources to?  Do we have a family member, friend, or colleague affected by a disease or condition?  Do we follow what is popular or trendy at the moment? Do we even take the time to discern about the causes we support and why?

When we see “Pink”, we are now conditioned to think of breast cancer.  Our professional athletes have donned pink shoes, gloves, or even baseball bats to show their support for this disease.  Burgundy (just a darker shade of pink) is the color for Oral and Head & Neck Cancers…Dentistry’s Cancer!  As professionals, manufacturers, or distributors in this industry, are we doing enough to create awareness and to support research toward this disease, a cancer that takes the life of one person every hour of every day in our country?  Just imagine the impact if we all made a conscientious effort to bring “Burgundy” into our offices and products in some way.  So let’s take an initiative to “OWN IT” and begin to make Burgundy the new pink of our industry! Make a conscious effort to show our cancer color and support for the survivors and professionals who are striving to find a cure to this devastating disease.  There are also many Oral Cancer Awareness Walks popping up around the country; consider becoming a corporate sponsor at an event near you.

Alison Stahl, RDH, BS
Regional Coordinator
The Oral Cancer Foundation
 
To  find and support an event near you visit: http://donate.oralcancer.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.home

To register or sponsor the October 5th Illinois Walk/Run for Awareness visit:
http://donate.oralcancer.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&eventID=599
 
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