Dynamic Dental Educators
4522 West Village Dr, #144, Tampa, FL 33624
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Florida Board of Dentistry Approved CE Provider #50-557. Dental Board of California Registered Provider #3964.

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Cancer Therapies Oral Effects

Course Objectives For Course Number 5055

Dynamic Dental Educators designates this activity for 3 continuing education credits.

Upon completing this course, the dental professional should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following:

Review the mechanism by which radiation therapy is used to treat patients with oral cancer.
Understand the development and the consequences of mucositis during radiation therapy.
Appreciate the consequences radiation therapy has upon the salivary glands.
Consider how osteoradionecrosis develops after radiation therapy.
Learn about post-treatment oral concerns for the oral cancer patient.
Recognize how chemotherapy can adversely affect oral tissues.
Understand how chemotherapy alters production of the formed elements of human blood.
Identify how dental treatment before and after radiation therapy and chemotherapy can benefit cancer patients.

Authors: Mark Szarejko, DDS, FAGD