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Diagnosis and Management of Oral Cancer
Alumni Speaker Series
Friday,
November 5, 2010
8:45-11:45am
(3 CE credits)
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) is the most common malignancy
to affect the oral cavity. This
program will provide the clinician with an understanding of the demographics,
clinical appearance and causes of various types of oral SCC. Optimal patient outcome depends on
early diagnosis, but unfortunately the majority of patients are diagnosed in
advanced disease stages. Another
objective is to use clinical cases to illustrated key concepts of the diagnostic
process and the multidisciplinary team management of oral SCC. Other topics to be reviewed are various
treatment options and their complications, supportive care, and techniques to
replace surgically resected oral tissues.
Topics
Covered:
- Clinical appearance and high-risk sites for oral SCC
- Grading and staging of oral SCC and patient prognosis
- Treatment of oral SCC: surgery, chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, PUVA, immune-modulating therapy
- Challenges to restoring function and esthetics after oral
SCC treatment
Recommended
for...Dentists, Students, Hygienists and Assistants.
Dr. Lynn W. Solomon DDS '95, Oral Pathology '00, MS Oral Sciences '05, served as a faculty member in the Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences at the UB School of Dental Medicine from 2000 to 2006. Dr. Solomon is Board Certified in Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and became a faculty member in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology at Tuffs University School of Dental Medicine in 2007, where she is currently an associate professor. Dr. Solomon has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and does research on the autoimmune response to p63 protein.
Maureen Sullivan DDS '87,
has
served as Chief, Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Prosthetics at
Roswell Park Cancer Institute since 2000. She has also served as Clinical Assistant Professor in the
Department of Restorative Dentistry at the UB School of Dental Medicine since 2004. She was Clinical Instructor in the
Department of Restorative Dentistry from 1994-2004. Dr. Sullivan has published
in many peer reviewed journals and her research involves the use of
Autofluorence in the diagnosis of oral and oral pharyngeal cancer. She is the Principle Investigator on
several chemo-preventative clinical trials for patients at high risk for head
and neck malignancies.
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