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Oral Cancer Screening Protocols

Course Outline

Opportunistic screening for oral cancer needs more than just understanding of the signs and symptoms of disease. The process must be managed effectively and handled sensitively. Oral cancer deaths will only be reduced if the disease is recognized earlier and treated sooner. Opportunistic screening can pay big dividends.

Learning Objectives

After completing this course you’ll be able to:

  1. Discuss dentists’ responsibility to provide oral cancer screenings to their patients.
  2. List instruments used for oral, head, and neck cancer examination.
  3. Describe a dentist’s role in the prevention of oral cancer.
  4. List risk factors for oral cancer.
  5. Describe the use of tolonium chloride during oral cancer screening.
  6. Describe the cancer examination process of the head, neck, and oral cavity.

Course Contents

The Exam

1. Oral Cancer Screenings: Dental practice overview

  • DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL
  • FOLLOW-UP

2. Opportunistic oral Cancer Screening: A Management Strategy for Dental Practice

  • FDI World Dental Federation
  • British Dental Association
  • Faculty of General Dental Practitioners(UK)
  • Anglo-Asian Odontological Group
  • British Dental Health Foundation
  • Dental Protection
  • The St. Paul International Insurance Company

3. Cancer screening protocols

  • Introduction
  • History
  • Application
  • Instruments Used For Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Examination
  • General Examination
  • The Face
  • The Neck
  • Hypopharynx and Larynx
  • Mirror Exam
  • Fiber optic Nasopharyngolaryngoscope Exam
  • Common cancer mimics
  • Resources

4. Detecting Oral Cancer: A Guide for Health Care Professionals

  • Incidence and Survival
  • The Importance of Early Detection
  • Warning Signs
  • Risk Factors
  • What You Can Do
  • Oral Lesions Suspicious for Oral Cancer
  • The Exam Review