The Velscope
Testimonials
As a health care professional dedicated to excellence in education and the elevation of our profession, I have been continually impressed by LED Dental Inc.’s commitment and contribution to the professional community.
As an educator, it is very prudent to strongly consider the impact of partnership or endorsement of a particular product or company. It is without reservation that we have introduced VELscope into our curriculum as it has met the highest standards of documented clinical research and developmental process.
LED Dental has been very clear in their leadership in regard to the need to promote oral cancer awareness and the clinical application of VELscope as an adjunctive screening tool to compliment the visual examination. As a dental hygienist, this provides our profession with a further aid to serve our clients. My mandate in an educational environment is to have students emerge not only competent but confident in their approach to oral health and the contribution they may make as a health care professional. My personal thanks and commendation to LED Dental Inc.
Jo-Anne Jones, R.D.H.
Director of Dental Programs
Canadian College of Dental Health
I have found VELscope to be a very useful addition to the diagnostic methods used for the detection and management of oral dysplastic and malignant lesions. In the year that I have used the VELscope there have been several occasions where its use allowed detection of malignant or dysplastic oral lesions when clinical suspicion of the lesion was very low or nonexistent. The scope is easy to use and provides a more objective method than visual inspection alone for determination of which lesions demand immediate biopsy and more aggressive follow-up. Adding the VELscope to our diagnostic protocol has been extremely useful and resulted in detection of dangerous lesions that would have otherwise been undetected.
Chair & Professor
Oral Medicine
Box 356370
School of Dentistry
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-6370
The biopsy of the original site was negative. Without VELscope neither I, the oral surgeon, nor the head and neck surgeon could visualize the lesion. The Fluorescence Visualization of VELscope identified the true area of concern, which was biopsied and diagnosed as invasive squamous cell carcinoma. It required wide excision, a neck dissection, chemo and radiation therapy. VELscope literally saved the patient's life.
Binghamton, NY
Dentists saving lives? Now more than ever a reality with the development of VELscope. As easy as looking through a camera lens, we are now better equipped to discover potentially malignant lesions in time to save many lives.
Every dental office needs this instrument.
Ken Neuman, DMD, FAGD, FADI, FICD, FACD
I was introduced to VELscope during last year’s Chicago Midwinter Meeting and immediately recognized its potential as an adjunct screening tool. The fact that it can detect oral tissue abnormalities that would otherwise be invisible to even the magnified eye provides a huge advantage to the clinician and a potential life-saving benefit to the patient. I am using the device as part of my hygiene examination protocol along with my visual and tactile screening. All of our patients starting at age 18 receive a VELscope exam during every hygiene appointment. I strongly believe that including VELscope into our strategic plan of early detection of oral/head/neck cancer is truly of benefit to our patients.
Chris Duval, RDH
I have been using VELscope for 9 months now and have found it to be an invaluable tool in the detection of oral cancer. The response from my patients has been overwhelmingly positive. I have yet to have a patient decline the service. In my opinion, this technology will be the standard of care in a short period of time. There is no other adjunctive method available to so accurately help find areas of oral cancer at a stage that is so readily treatable. I am so pleased with the device I am about to purchase another VELscope to make the sharing of the unit within my office easier.
Tony Hewlett, D.D.S.
Last updated 05/14/2007.