PROSTHODONTICS - American College of Prosthodontists
PROSTHODONTICS - American College of Prosthodontists
PROSTHODONTICS - American College of Prosthodontists
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ORALCANCERSCREENING,EXAMINATIONANDBACKGROUNDINTRODUCTIONPREFACEThisoralcancerscreeningprogramcontainsavideoshowinghowtoperformanoralcancerscreeningexaminationalongwithadescription<strong>of</strong>theexaminationprocessthatidentifiesitsimportance,itspurpose,howitshouldbeperformed,andwhatcliniciansshouldbelookingforduringtheexamination.Theprogramalsocontainspertinentinformationregardingthoseatriskfororalcancer,theprocess<strong>of</strong>oncogenesis,therole<strong>of</strong>radiographicexaminationsinoralcancerscreening,andthemanagement<strong>of</strong>suspiciousorallesions.TheprogramhasbeendevelopedinconjunctionwithLomaLindaUniversitySchool<strong>of</strong>Dentistry;theUniversity<strong>of</strong>Illinois,ChicagoSchool<strong>of</strong>Dentistry;theUniversity<strong>of</strong>DetroitMercySchool<strong>of</strong>Dentistry;TuftsUniversitySchool<strong>of</strong>DentalMedicine,andthe<strong>American</strong><strong>College</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>Prosthodontists</strong>.Theoralcancereducationandscreeningexaminationprogramwascoordinatedandundertakenbythe<strong>American</strong><strong>College</strong><strong>of</strong><strong>Prosthodontists</strong>OralCancerEducation/ScreeningTaskForce.TheTaskForcewasappointedandchargedbyACPPresidentStephenCampbellinearly2007andincludesthefollowingmembers:TASKFORCEMEMBERSThomasJ.Vergo,Jr.,Chair,ACPOralCancerEducation/ScreeningTaskForce,Pr<strong>of</strong>essorEmeritusTuftsUniversitySchool<strong>of</strong>DentalMedicine,andPastPresident,<strong>American</strong>Academy<strong>of</strong>Maxill<strong>of</strong>acialProsthetics.thomasvergo01@earthlink.netClarkStanford:University<strong>of</strong>Iowa<strong>College</strong><strong>of</strong>Dentistry,amember<strong>of</strong>theACPand<strong>of</strong>theADA'sScientificAffairsCommitteeandaresearcher.clarkstanford@uiowa.eduMichaelKahn:TuftsUniversitySchool<strong>of</strong>DentalMedicine,ChairandPr<strong>of</strong>essor,OralandMaxill<strong>of</strong>acialPathologyDepartment.michael.kahn@tufts.eduDavidCarrier:Member<strong>of</strong>theACPandprivatepractitionerinprosthodontics.ddcarrier@fuse.netSaraGordon,University<strong>of</strong>IllinoisatChicago,AssociatePr<strong>of</strong>essor,Director<strong>of</strong>OralPathologyGraduateStudies,Department<strong>of</strong>OralMedicine&DiagnosticSciences.gordonsa@uic.eduMichaelGlick:Editor<strong>of</strong>theJADAM.glickm@ada.org 12010 CDEL Re-recognition <strong>of</strong> the Specialty Report 185 <strong>of</strong> 279
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