Cancerous Oral Diseases That Every Dental Professional Should Know

Deborah Levin-Goldstein, RDH, MS, Cancerous Oral Diseases That Every Dental Professional Should Know
Speaker: Deborah Levin-Goldstein, RDH, MS
CE Credits: 1.5
Format: MP4 Video
This course provides the dental professional with a detailed understanding of common oral cancerous diseases that may be seen clinically in a dental office. Oral and oral pharyngeal squamous cell carc...more
  • 4.0 (1 Review)
  • Running Time: 1 hour
  • Released: 9/7/2022
  • Expiration Date: 9/7/2025
CE Details
Credit Details
This electronically delivered self-instructional program is designated for 1.5 hours of CE credit by Farran Media.
AGD Code: 730.

The fee to view this course is $36. This cost includes the fee to take the exam and claim your CE credits.

Synopsis:
This course provides the dental professional with a detailed understanding of common oral cancerous diseases that may be seen clinically in a dental office. Oral and oral pharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas are discussed as well as six additional conditions: verrucous, squamous cell (skin), basal cell, adenoid cystic and mucoepidermoid carcinomas as well as osteosarcoma and melanoma. The etiologies, risk factors, clinical manifestations, symptoms and treatment options for these diseases are emphasized. This course is designed to complement another course created by Deborah Levin-Goldstein, Non-cancerous Oral Diseases that Every Dental Professional Should Know, which is accessible in the continuing education section of the Dentaltown website.

Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:
  • Describe the etiology of oral cancers.
  • Compare and contrast the etiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations, symptoms and treatment options for patients with oral and oral pharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas.
  • Describe the etiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations, symptoms and treatment options for patients with verrucous, squamous cell (skin), basal cell, adenoid cystic and mucoepidermoid carcinomas as well as osteosarcoma and melanoma.
  • Describe the common clinical characteristics shared by these cancerous conditions.
Description of Speaker:
Deborah Levin-Goldstein is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University. She was a dental hygiene educator at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA for thirty-seven years. She retired from teaching in 2019 and practices clinically in private dental offices. Deborah has presented numerous continuing education courses locally on a variety of topics to dental and dental hygiene societies. She presented courses nationally for Dentaltown and Hygienetown. She has published in the Journal of Dental Hygiene and is a contributing author for six chapters in the textbook, Head, Neck and Dental Anatomy, fourth edition.

Disclosure:
In the past 12 months, the lecturer/author declares that neither he/she nor any member of his/her family have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any commercial entities nor have been paid directly by dentists and other health professionals within the field of dentistry or health care.

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