Dental Care of the Patient with Cancer
6.5 CPD Hours | Lumps, Bumps, Ulcers and Pain Lecture Series...
Click Here for the Next Course in this Series Dental Care of the Patient with Cancer is the third in a four part series, Lumps, Bumps, Ulcers and Pain exploring oral manifestations, encountered in everyday practice - for all dental practitioners.
Cancer is on the rise with more patients undergone cancer treatments, surviving cancer, and living with cancer.
Established therapies, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are continuously evolving, and cause significant morbidity and adverse dental/oral complications and manifestations.
Newer therapies, such as the biologic agents, the small molecules agents (TKIs) and the immune-modifying agents are also resulting in unexpected dental/oral complications and adverse effects.
The risk of Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (MRONJ) is also becoming more common.
Enrol today for a full-day event which addresses the basic concepts regarding the management of cancer and how these can impact adversely on our patients’ dental and oral health and the safe delivery of dental treatment. ...