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Dental Tribune United Kingdom Edition

Do you have an opinion or some- thing to say on any Dental Tribune UK article? Or would you like to write your own opinion for our guest comment page? If so don’t hesitate to write to: The Editor, Dental Tribune UK Ltd, 4th Floor, Treasure House, 19-21 Hatton Garden, London, EC1 8BA Or email: lisa@dentaltribuneuk.com Editorial comment msc_ad_source_uk.pdf 1 03/08/2009 15:21:59 A s the rugby season kicks off, premiership rugby players includ- ing Ugo Monye, Danny Care and Tim Payne are backing a new campaign to raise aware- ness of prostate cancer this season. Prostate cancer will be one cause that’s close to the player’s mouths, as well as their hearts, when they don ‘The Blue’ – a custom fit mouthguard, which for the first time will display The Prostate Can- cer Charity’s distinctive blue man logo, instead of the tra- ditional white club mouth guards. The initiative, launched in association with mouthguard manufacturer OPRO, was un- veiled on 3 September, when the 2011/12 AVIVA Premier- ship season officially kicked off at Twickenham. The London double header saw Saracens take on Wasps and London Irish up against Harlequins. Ugo Monye, who plays for Harlequins said: “Blokes spend so much time on going to the gym and looking good but we don’t always pay such close attention to our health. With an issue like prostate cancer, which if caught early can be treated successfully, it is really important that we do keep an eye on things.” Ugo added: “I didn’t know that African Caribbean men are three times more likely to develop the disease than white men – it really is something that we need to think about.” Custom fit and OPROshield self-fit versions are avail- able for pre-order from http:// www.prostate-cancer.org.uk/ theblue The custom fit mouth- guard will retail at between £51.45 and £59.95, the self-fit version costs £19.99, with £1 from every OPROshield and £6 from every customfit mouth- guard donated to The Prostate Cancer Charity. DT Players kick prostate cancer As I write I am gearing up for the highlight of the sport- ing calendar this year... The Rugby World Cup! As this arrives the first round of matches will al- ready have been completed, with England facing Argentina in their first game; Scot- land take on Romania; Ireland v USA and finally Wales take on World Champions South Africa. Whether or not I arrive into work on the Monday having had a good weekend or a bad one will rest on the shoulders of Messer’s Johnson, Tindall, Wilkinson et al; and with a slight nod to dentistry, I hope the interest generated by the competition (ending on Octo- ber 23) sees more people going to their dentists to enquire about cus- tom fit mouthguards as they take up arguably the best sport in the world (OK, I know I’m biased...). And for the record, my heart says England, my head says Aus- tralia... Speaking of mouthguards, it is good to see such high profile play- ers such as Ugo Monye and Danny Care lending their support to the Prostate Cancer Charity by mod- elling mouthguards promoting awareness of the condition. This formofcanceristhemostcommon for men, with 37,000 men diagnosed in the UK every year. For more information, read the story on this page or go to www.prostate- cancer.org.uk.DT 3NewsSeptember 12-18, 2011United Kingdom Edition