In support of Mouth Cancer Action Month, a dental clinic in Weston-super-Mare is offering free mouth cancer screenings to patients.
Twenty 2 Dental, on Milton Road, will be carrying out the free screenings next month to help raise awareness of the condition and the impact it can have.
According to the Mouth Cancer Foundation, 5,000 Brits are diagnosed with the illness every year and as such, people are advised to have regular check-ups with their dentists, to maintain good oral health and to carry out self-examinations.
The foundation noted that early diagnosis of the disease can boost survival rates by up to 90 per cent.
Meanwhile, Dr Caron George, an emergency dentist from Cardiff, recently completed a half marathon around the city in aid of the Mouth Cancer Foundation.
He carried out the run to help raise awareness of the illness and also to raise funds for those presently suffering from the disease.