Lesions and Lifestyles: Is It HPV? Oral Pathology Review for the Dental Team
Friday, January 31, 2025
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Course Code:
545RL
Cost:
$89.00
Credits:
2
CE Hours
Lesions and lumps tell stories! This course is a review of selected types of oral and pharyngeal lesions, considering today’s most important trends, emphasizing infectious and neoplastic pathology related to HPV. Review oral pathology risk assessment and how to document oral conditions and risks for every patient using effective diagnostic techniques and technology. Calibrate your team and educate patients to avoid disease and identify dangerous lesions early to save lives. Suggest differential diagnosis using case studies.
Speakers
After this course attendees will be able to:
- Review and assess variations from normal considering HPV pathology and create a differential diagnosis
- Discuss the risk for oral and pharyngeal cancer
- Identify, evaluate, and compare oral soft tissue masses, ulcerations, papillary lesions, and the possible role of HPV infection
- Describe and communicate causes, prevention, and treatment of HPV-related pathology to colleagues and patients
- Understand risky behaviors, vaccination prevention, and the progression from infection to cancer
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