Dental CE Course: Oral Complications of Cancer Therapies

After completing the course, you'll be able to:

1. Define the role of pretherapy interventions affecting the oral cavity in reducing the incidence of oral complications in the cancer patient.

2. Identify optimal pretreatment strategies to prevent or minimize oral complications.

3. Identify the most effective strategies for management of acute oral complications.

4. Describe preferred strategies for management of chronic oral complications following cancer therapy.

5. Discuss areas for future research in the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of oral complications in the cancer patient.

6. Differentiate between oral complications resulting from chemotherapy and those from radiation therapy.

7. List various clinical problems in the oral cavity associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

8. Describe 3 objectives of pretreatment dental evaluation.

9. Describe the diagnosis and treatment: of following acute oral complications occurring during cancer treatment: mucosal inflammation and ulceration, viral infection, oral candidiasis, bacterial infections, mucosal bleeding.

10. Identify 3 strategies for the management of chronic xerostomia.