Dentists are the practitioners most likely to detect pathological conditions affecting the head and neck region at a stage when they are most manageable.  Few dentists, however, regularly provide biopsy services for their patients.  This session will provide insight about what lesions to consider for biopsy, when to biopsy, and what types of biopsy techniques are most likely to yield a definitive diagnosis for your patients.

How to develop a differential diagnosis for common pathologic conditions seen in the dental office, presented in a case-based format of real patients with real lesions from the UB archives.  What would you do for this patient?

UB Traveling Faculty:
John H. Campbell, DDS, MS, Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Campbell’s clinical interests include surgery of the temporomandibular joint, dental implant site preparation and surgery, and surgery for pathology and facial reconstruction. He serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and as a site visitor of oral and maxillofacial surgery programs for the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association. Dr. Campbell presently serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Western New York Society of Oral and Maxillofaical Surgeons.

Mark F. Renner, Assistant Director for Public Safety, Indianapolis, Indiana will describe and discuss the law and procedural requirements pertaining to an Expert Witness.  Responding to Subpoenas, Requests for Production of Documents, preparation for Depositions, discovery and testimonial as well as preparation and presentation of Courtroom Testimony will be covered and discussed.

There will be practical demonstrations of real world situations and how to respond appropriately to those situations.

Many medical/dental practitioners may never have had contact with the civil or criminal justice system.  This course will give you information on the law applicable to you as a practitioner and how to respond when required.

You will learn the role of the expert witness, how you would qualify, the limitations and the benefits and how to use the system to your benefit.

The main objective is to take the fear of the unknown out of the legal processes.  As a practitioner you will know what to expert and will know what to demand of anyone seeking your expertise for the civil or criminal justice system.

You will have knowledge of the law as it applies to you as a medical/dental expert and you will have practical examples to use in responding to the system should the need ever arise.

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