USC Oral Cancer Screenings

College students and those with a college education have traditionally smoked less than that of lower educated Americans. However, recent studies by the American Cancer Society show that this is changing and that 20% of college students have admitted to smoking.

USC's School of Dentistry is launching a campus wide event on Thursday, November 15th in conjunction with Great American Smoke Out Day. The dental hygienist class of 2008 will be offering free oral cancer screenings and stop smoking kits to the hundreds of students who are expected to attend.

The dental hygiene students are joining the American Cancer Society, USC Colleges Against Cancer and the USC Pharmacy to help students and the community become aware of the benefits of being tobacco free.