Over 40,000 new cases of oral and pharyngeal cancer are diagnosed annually in the United States, many as a consequence of an oral soft tissue examination provided by an oral health care provider. Predominant risk factors for OPC development include tobacco and alcohol use and exposure to HPV. This course will provide a review of the shifting risk factor profile of the OPC patient. This course is intended provide a contemporary review of current understanding of oral cancer risk. Specific topics discussed will include:
Tobacco
Alcohol
Solar radiation
Infectious agents
Immunological
Diet
Socioeconomic
Objectives
After completing this section, the participant should be able to:
Identify the main risk factors associated with oropharyngeal cancer risk
Understand the variability of tobacco risk
Implement a consistent and effective oral soft tissue examination protocol in his/her practice
Presenter(s)
Disclosure
It is the policy of the UT Health San Antonio Office of Continuing Dental Education to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its sponsored educational activities. All participating speakers, course directors, and planning committee members are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships related to the subject matter of this program. Relationships of spouse/partner with proprietary entities producing health care goods or services should be disclosed if they are of a nature that may influence the objectivity of the individual in a position to control the content of the CDE activity. Disclosure information is reviewed in advance in order to manage and resolve any possible conflicts of interest. Specific disclosure information for each speaker, course director, and planning committee member will be shared with the audience prior to the speaker’s presentation.
Continuing Dental Education Staff members have nothing to disclose.