ACDE - Seeing Beyond the Obvious: Improving Oral Cancer Detection in Practice

Oral cancer remains a significant public health concern, with early detection playing a critical role in improving patient outcomes. This course will provide a practical, clinically focused approach to oral cancer screening, emphasizing techniques that can be readily integrated into everyday dental practice. Participants will review risk assessment, head and neck examination, and intraoral evaluation, with a focus on recognizing subtle and early signs of disease. Through case-based discussion and clinical insights, this course aims to enhance diagnostic confidence and support timely identification and referral of suspicious lesions.

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants will:

• Perform a systematic extraoral and intraoral examination for oral cancer screening
• Identify common risk factors associated with oral cancer and incorporate risk assessment into routine patient cares

• Recognize early and suspicious clinical presentations of oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer

• Determine appropriate documentation, follow-up, and referral for patients with abnormal findings
  

Educational Method: Zoom Lecture