Oral cancer remains the most common disfiguring and deadly disease that oral health care providers, including general dentists, specialists, physicians, and staff encounter in practice.
This course provides clinicians with the knowledge to understand the various etiologic factors of oral cancer and enhances their ability to recognize early potentially malignant and malignant changes within the oral cavity. Course attendees will learn to effectively communicate with their patients and colleagues regarding appropriate management. This course also discusses the complex nature of such treatment and the complications that may ensue, as well as their potential to affect dental treatment.
Learning Objectives Name conventional and newly-recognized factors for head and neck cancer, including cutaneous and non-squamous malignancies List the oral complications of oral cancer therapy and their implications for oral health care providers Outline a management strategy for patients with advanced stage oral cancer Define the complications associated with the surgical and medical management of head and neck cancer
