Contact
UB*CDE
ubcde@ubdentalalumni.org
Phone: (716) 829-2320
Fax: (716) 829-2484

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Fees:
Registrant: $25.00

CE Credit Hrs:
2 Self Study

UB Faculty

Elizabeth B. Kapral, MS, DDS ’13, is an attending dentist and Director of Special Needs Dentistry at the Erie County Medical Center Department of Dentistry, Division of Oral Oncology, whose practice includes oral cancer diagnosis and dental treatment of the medically complex. She is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (UBSDM) where she teaches pre-doctoral students in the areas of oral medicine and diagnosis. She earned her DDS at UBSDM in 2013. She completed GPR training at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2014) and then Erie County Medical Center, where she finished as Chief Resident in 2015.


Nicole V. Hinchy, DDS ’12, MS, Diplomate ABOMR, is a Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Radiology of her alma mater, the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine (UBSDM), where she teaches pre-doctoral and post-graduate students in areas of oral medicine and diagnosis. She is also a volunteer faculty at the Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) Division of Oral Oncology. Her previous practice at ECMC included oral cancer diagnosis and dental treatment of the medically complex patient. She holds formal training in Oral Oncology from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (2013) and Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology from Stony Brook University (2021).
The Oral Cancer Paradigm: 
Concepts & Perspectives for the Oral Health Professional



Previously Recorded

Oral cancer remains the sixth most prevalent cancer worldwide, accounting for 377,000 new cases and 177,000 deaths in 2020 globally. In the United States, oral cancer accounts for 3% of all cancers diagnosed per year with little to no change in overall survival over the past 20+ years. Studies have shown that timing is paramount in diagnosis and treatment by which patients who receive an early diagnosis and treatment have a greater likelihood of overall survival. The early diagnosis of head and neck cancer begins with the proverbial "Physicians of the mouth," the Dentist. The comfort and familiarity of the dental practitioner on oral cancer is paramount to success. This course aims to familiarize and reorient the dental practitioner to head and neck cancer from diagnosis through treatment to survival.


At the end of this session, you will be able to:

  • Define risk factors associated with head and neck cancer
  • Identify clinical manifestations of benign and malignant oral conditions
  • Describe the short and long-term oral sequelae associated with head and neck cancer treatment
  • Implement research-proven recommendations for cancer prevention in the general dental setting


References

https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/oralcav.html

  1. Hanahan D, Weinberg RA. Hallmarks of cancer: the next generation. Cell. 2011 Mar 4;144(5):646-74. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2011.02.013. PMID: 21376230.
  2. Parmar A, Macluskey M, Mc Goldrick N, Conway DI, Glenny AM, Clarkson JE, Worthington HV, Chan KK. Interventions for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer: chemotherapy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Dec 20;12(12):CD006386. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006386.pub4. PMID: 34929047; PMCID: PMC8687638.


Intended Audience

General practitioners, Specialists, RDH


Originally Recorded 05/29/2024, Expires 05/29/2027