Dental CE Course: Detroit Oral Cancer Prevention Project

This new ONLINE course will provide health care providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to screen for and prevent oral and pharyngeal cancer. The course provides foundation knowledge on tobacco cessation and counseling to prevent alcohol use. It describes the 5A program as well as the transtheoretical model as tools for behavorial change.
Course Objectives: At the end of this course, participants will be able to: identify what oral cancer looks like; identify the sites in the mouth with the highest risk of developing oral cancer; conduct an oral cancer screening and a brush biopsy; understand the morbidity associated with oral cancer and its treatment; counsel patients on ways to prevent cancer.
This course includes 5 modules and a CE quiz. To receive credits for taking the program, you must complete the evaluation test and correctly respond to 80% of the questions. Please access this course through: www.detroitoralcancer.org.
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE TEST ON WWW.DETROITORALCANCERPROJECT.ORG BEFORE REGISTERING ON THE DENTAL WEBSITE.