Oral Cancer

My husband visits dentist regularly- on last visit they have advised white red patch on roof of mouth and referral made - I have just checked and this has been made as a standard referral even though they mentioned oral cancer - can I go GP and ask for opinion or do I have to wait for this to come through which on asking can be 4 months Thanks in advance

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  • I used to work in a dental environment (wasn't a dentist) for a few years. I would go back to the dentist and ask for a two week referral. When oral cancer is suspected, a 4-month wait is wholly unreasonable. The current waiting lists for oral surgeons etc are horrendous, and even that 4-month wait could easily be a 6 month wait. Yeah, there are guidelines for a reason, and if what you are saying is true, then they're not being followed. I reside in Scotland, so rules could be different, but i suspect when it comes to this, they aren't. He might have to wait around 3 weeks due to the hefty workloads they have, but 3 weeks ain't 4 months.

  • Thanks so much for your response  will reach out to GP 

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