Surgical Mini-Lectures and Clinics
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Saturday, October 2, 2010
7:00AM - 9:00AM
S414
ABC'S of Oral Cancer
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Deepak Kademani, DMD, MD,FACS
Associate Professor, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Synopsis
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons are often the first specialist health care practioneers to evaluate patients with suspicious oral lesions. Recently, there has been a changing demographic pattern in the incidence of oral cancer that is affecting a younger patient population without the traditional risk factors. It is important for OMS to be vigilant in the management of occult oral lesions. This surgical clinic will present a contemporary overview of the recent changes in epidemiology and present an evidence based multidisciplinary treatment regimes and outcomes for patients with oral cancer.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- Understand the current concepts for comprehensive management of the oral cancer patient; and
- Diagnosis patients with earlier stage disease and ultimately improve survival from oral cancer.