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American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
AAOMS 91st Annual Meeting, Scientific Sessions and Exhibition

Surgical Mini-Lectures and Clinics

Saturday, October 17, 2009
7:00AM - 9:00AM

S415

Current Diagnostic Tools in the Detection of Oral Cancer

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Michael Miloro, DMD, MD
Professor, Division Chief and Program Director, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Antonia Kolokythas, DDS
Assistant Professor, University of Illinos at Chicago, Dept of OMFS
Chicago, IL

Synopsis

Early detection of oral cancer is highly desirable since it can potentially lead to disease control and improve survival that remains poor. This clinic will provide the surgeon with available information of various diagnostic aids for detection of oral cancer and a critical evaluation of the specific strengths and limitations.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

  1. Discuss all available diagnostic adjuvant aids in early detection of oral cancer, the clinical applications and limitations as well as interpret results obtained from each one modality.
  2. Discuss the available studies and literature that report on the use of all available diagnostic tools in early cancer detection and how do these measure against the gold standards.

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