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Oral cancer remains a significant public health issue, and dental professionals play a critical, often lifesaving, role in its early detection. This course will cover the clinical significance of oral cancer, its prevalence, and essential protocols for comprehensive visual and tactile extraoral and intraoral evaluations. Participants will gain an understanding of the duty of care in performing these routine screenings for all patients and learn how to identify risk factors, recognize suspicious lesions, and manage appropriate referral pathways.
Goals
The goal of oral cancer screening is to identify mouth cancer early, when there is a greater chance for a cure.
Oral cancer remains a significant public health issue, and dental professionals play a critical, often lifesaving, role in its early detection. This course will cover the clinical significance of oral cancer, its prevalence, and essential protocols for comprehensive visual and tactile extraoral and intraoral evaluations. Participants will gain an understanding of the duty of care in performing these routine screenings for all patients and learn how to identify risk factors, recognize suspicious lesions, and manage appropriate referral pathways.
Goals
The goal of oral cancer screening is to identify mouth cancer early, when there is a greater chance for a cure.