UMMC - Project ECHO Dentistry

Topic: Diagnosing Oral Cancer

Upon completion of this presentation, participants should be able to:

1. Understand risk factors and identify early signs and symptoms of oral cancer.
2. Educate patients on preventive measures.
3. Differentiate between benign and malignant lesions through comprehensive oral examinations.
4. Describe the various diagnostic tests for diagnosing oral cancer.
5. Recognize the importance of timely referral to specialists and collaborating in multidisciplinary care.

Program Overview

The purpose of the dentistry learning community model (DLCM) is to provide patient case-based information to pediatric dentists, general dentists, and nurses practicing in rural communities. In a needs assessment survey of rural Mississippi dentists, education in pediatric dentistry was a high priority area of need identified by the participants. The DLCM will enhance the care capabilities of rural dentists nd nurses by focusing on a major disease burden - childhood dental caries. Health care providers (dentists and nurses) need to be aware of current best practices for enhancing the care capabilities of rural dentists and nurses by focusing on a major disease burden.

Topics Covered

• Pragmatic Oral Surgery for the General Dentist
• Diagnosing Oral Cancer
• Digital Workflow in Restorative Dentistry

Target Audience

• Dentists
• Pediatric Dentists
• Dental Assistants
• Dental Hygienists
• Primary Care Providers
• Nurses

Accreditation Information

Dentists/ Dental Assistants/ Dental Hygienists—The University of Mississippi School of Dentistry is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. University of Mississippi School of Dentistry designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credits. Nurses—The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by The Mississippi Nurses Foundation Inc. an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. As an approved provider, the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing awards this educational activity (1) contact hour(s).