VELscope

Dr. Alia Medical Center

VELscope

The Oral Cancer Screening System

VELSCOPE is a revolutionary hand-held device that offers

Velscope

dentists and hygienists an easy-to-use adjunctive screening instrument for early detection of soft tissue abnormalities. Its technology platform is based on the direct visualization of tissue fluorescence and the changes in fluorescence that result when abnormal tissue is present. This change is detected by the operator viewing the tissues through a special scope. These changes are not evident under incandescent light.

Developed in British Columbia by scientists from the BC Cancer Agency and the UBC School of Dentistry, the Velscope is now recognised world wide as a major advance in the detection of oral cancer. VELSCOPE provides a more effective oral cancer screening protocol with immediate benefits for the patient and the clinician.

Oral cancer refers to cancer of the soft tissues of the lips, mouth, and throat.

Oral cancer generally has a poor prognosis, most likely because early diagnosis is difficult, and problems are usually picked up in the disease’s later stages

In line with our policy and to fulfill your expectations of comprehensive care, we have now incorporated tissue fluorescence diagnostic technology into our practice. It is our strong belief that in order to ensure your tissues are in a healthy state we need to move beyond what the eye can see to what the eye can not see. This technology allows us to become aware of potential soft tissue problems in the early stages, allows us to come to an earlier diagnosis which in turn would lead to earlier treatment and a better and more positive outcome.

We are now able to offer this groundbreaking technology to our patients. The same way that bitewing x-rays revolutionized the early detection and treatment of dental caries, so will the Velscope help in early detection of oral cancer