“…31 Foundation year jobs in oral and maxillofacial surgery for medical graduates pursuing a career in general practice in addition to those pursuing a career in surgery would also increase the level of oral cancer aware ness of medical practitioners. 32,33 Routine examination of the mouths of every patient by general medical practitioners would be unlikely unless this was included as part of general screening examinations, perhaps driven by national guidelines with asso ciated financial incentives. In addition Haughney et al showed that integration of primary care dental and medical services in the same premises with joint consultation and examination of selected patients increased the oral health awareness of the pri mary care medical and nursing team.…”