Schedule 2018

WNL: Within Normal Limits or a Dangerous Assumption?

About this Seminar

The ability to save a life through earlier diagnosis is a gratification that may not be compared to anything we do in dentistry. In yet the complexities of clinical presentation do not always make this an easy task. Through a guided visual journey of inspiring and moving oral cancer stories of survivors and those who have lost their lives, learn the subtle life-saving symptoms and critical screening techniques that will increase our opportunity to save a life by translating acquired knowledge direct to practice! This is a presentation you will never forget.

Learning Outcomes
• To recognize the incidence and five-year survival rates of current oral and oropharyngeal cancer
• To explore the critical components and palpation techniques of today’s extraoral/intraoral screening
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• To identify the subtle and often lifesaving symptoms that can be so easily overlooked
• To integrate best practices to enhance our ability to discover abnormalities in the earliest stages
• To self-evaluate our present screening protocols and management of an abnormal finding

Presenters

Joanne Jones

About Joanne Jones

As an international, award-winning speaker, Jo-Anne Jones has done over 1,000 presentations worldwide. Jo-Anne brings life, energy, inspiration, and a dynamic speaking style that has made her a sought-after lecturer in the dental community. Jo-Anne joins the 2023 Dentistry Today CE Leaders for the 13th consecutive year and is a 2021 Fellowship Award recipient with the International Association of Facial Dental Esthetics. Amid preparing to present her extensive research on HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer to her national association, Jo-Anne’s family were dealt a crushing blow of having a family member diagnosed with late-stage HPV-positive tonsillar cancer. Jo-Anne proudly partners with the Oral Cancer Foundation in conveying the urgent need for change in the way we screen for oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Jo-Anne was instrumental in launching the international 'Check Your Mouth' campaign promoting oral self-examination between professional visits.
  • Location Salon CD
  • Date 2023 June 08
  • Start time 1:00 pm
  • End time 4:00 pm
  • Category 1
  • Credit hours 3
  • Sponsor: Orascoptic, Oral Science, VELscope
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