Date Milestones
Release Date
June 18, 2024
Review Date
Expiration Date
June 18, 2027
Course
Presented by
John A. Svirsky
D.D.S., M.Ed.
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Course Description
Oral Diagnosis, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology
This course deals with unusual cases, diagnostic challenges, the oral health effects of tobacco products and alcohol, premalignant and malignant lesions, presenting an oral cancer diagnosis to a patient and new diagnostic technique. Tobacco advertising will be exposed and the link between human papilloma virus and oral cancer discussed. Treatment of oral cancer and oropharyngeal cancer will be presented.
This course will be presented in Dr. Svirsky’s interactive and entertaining style. Get ready to laugh, learn and make a major difference in the lives of your patients.
The educational teaching methodology used in this course is a self-study lecture presented via pre-recorded webinar in concert with an accompanying PowerPoint presentation. Both the pre-recorded webinar and the PowerPoint presentation incorporate a variety of audio and visual cues to enhance audience members’ understanding and retention of key concepts.
Course Objectives
At the completion of this course the participants should be able to:
- Learn the current treatment of oral cancer and oropharyngeal cancer
- Understand the current prognosis of oral and oropharyngeal cancer
- Develop a logical approach to the recognition and diagnosis of premalignant and malignant lesions
- Understand the risk factors associated with the development of oral cancer
- Present an oral cancer diagnosis to a patient
- Understand the enticement of tobacco advertising in tobacco addiction
