Oral cancer is a condition that kills more people in the US annually than cervical cancer or melanoma. Dr. Carpenter will present an overview of the epidemiology of oral cancer, emphasizing the facts towards prevention that include discontinuing and avoiding several known risk factors and early detection. The various appearances of several potentially cancerous and early cancerous lesions will be presented and several techniques to determine whether further treatment is necessary will be discussed. In addition, the hygienist’s role in handling patients’ complications following treatment will be reviewed.
As a young mother and non-smoker, Eva Grayzel was bounced among healthcare professionals while the ulcer on her lateral tongue became more prominent and painful. A professional interactive performance artist by vocation, Eva Grayzel shares riveting details about her late diagnosis and how she found the strength to persevere through the devastating effects of surgery and radiation. She evokes a passion for life and for early detection of oral cancer in a charismatic and compelling way. Eva impacts dental hygienists nation-wide by changing attitudes about careful diagnosis and patient care.
To register, visit http://dental.pacific.edu/x1526.xml. For more information, call 415.929.6486 or e-mail cedental@pacific.edu.
