to think this never happens at the dentist

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Just found a lump on the inside of my cheek and casually googled it, as you do. Came up with this, slightly worryingly.
Have a look at the list of things dentists supposedly do at a normal check up. Aibu to say, they never do a single one of these things? I think if I went in for a checkup and asked for this my dentist would be

Duh, here's the link

www.mouthcancer.org/signs-and-symptoms/

Yes, my nhs dentist does those checks.

I don't recall them every doing all of those. I wonder if they do and we just don't pay that much attention to it all or they're just super sly oral ninjas?

Any dentists about?

My dentist literally stabs me with the pointy thing and then says fab see you on 6 months. In and out of his chair in 30 seconds.

Yes. My dentist checks my mouth and tongue for lesions every time as part of the check up.

A colleague had a precancerous lesion on his tongue removed thanks to it being spotted by the dentist.

My nhs dentist doesnt
Previous private one didnt

Mine doesn't do those things either

Nope. My dentist does none of that! I can assure you if she poked the roof of my mouth I would vomit! I would definitely remember that!

My private dentist does.

My dentist does those. She talks through every check whilst she does it so I know exactly what she's doing and looking for and so that the nurse can take correct notes.

Yup my (NHS) dentist does most - possibly all - of those at every check up. She's fab.

Private dentist - I suppose they could well be doing most of the visual checks listed, but they certainly don't do the "touch" ones - they've never touched my neck area or felt around my lips. None of my dentists ever have.

My dentist did, relocated had to get new dentist - they didn't so I kept trying new dentists!!!

My dentist (nhs) does do this and he also noticed I had a click in my jaw. I hadn't even realised it was a thing until he asked me if it was ever painful. It's caused by grinding teeth, apparently.

My current dentist does these checks. She picked up that I had a thyroid issue by feeling around my neck. Went to the doctor to have it checked out and she was right.

maybe I should ask mine for it then! I suppose as some of you say, they could be checking visually... But it is literally usually just a poke with the sharp thingy at my teeth, a mumble about my fillings looking alright and then a rinse and out. Never, NEVER the poky stuff with fingers. I've been with the same dental practice my whole life, but a range of dentists.

My dentist always does the cancer check as well as feeling my jaw and glands.

Yeah my dentist does this.

But it only started about 3 years ago.

NHS dentist.

My private dentist does these checks even on kids

Never has a dentist feel my neck, no, nor most of the other things mentioned!

None of the NHS dentists I have had have done any of these things.

My private dentist does

My NHS dentist definitely doesn't do any of these checks. I might print out a copy of the list and leave it at my next visit. Anonymously, of course .