Clinical Associate Professor Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Disclosure(s):
Joel M. Laudenbach, DMD DABOM: No financial relationships to disclose
The oral, head & neck cancer screening examination technique will be reviewed in detail with helpful recognition and diagnostic strategies. Common oral lesions and head/neck pathology observed in general and specialty dental practice will be presented, as well as updated oral cancer statistics, risk factors, and screening guidelines. Oral manifestations of systemic diseases will be highlighted using an interactive format. Attendees will learn to recognize when additional testing and/or specialty referrals are indicated. Adjunctive and biopsy techniques will be briefly reviewed: tissue reflectance/fluorescence, toluidine blue dye, cytology, conventional scalpel biopsy, and AI-assisted cancer biomarker analysis. Lesion management will be discussed throughout the presentation.
Fee: October-December: $90 January-February: $130
Learning Objectives:
More confidently and effectively perform oral cancer screening and lesion assessment.
Improve recognition of oral lesions/manifestations of systemic diseases encountered in clinical dental practice.
Make better clinical/practice decisions regarding lesion management/prescriptions, adjunctive/biopsy techniques and specialty referrals.
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