Overview
In recognition of Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month (July), this webinar will equip oral health professionals with practical knowledge and skills to strengthen the screening, prevention and early detection of oral cancer in clinical settings.
Synopsis and Learning outcomes
The session will explore current trends, evidence on oral cancer risk factors, the role of routine oral cancer screening, recognition of potentially malignant disorders, and effective referral pathways to support timely diagnosis and improved patient outcomes.
Participants will also gain strategies for communicating risk and promoting preventive behaviours among diverse patient populations. An additional segment in the end will focus on vaping cessation in dental settings, examining the emerging evidence linking e-cigarette/vape use to oral health risks, including oral cancer, and providing practical approaches for brief interventions and behaviour change support within the oral health scope of practice.
Learning objectives:
- Describe the key risk factors and early signs of oral cancer.
- Perform routine oral cancer screening and identify potentially malignant lesions.
- Apply appropriate referral pathways for suspected oral cancer.
- Communicate oral cancer risks and promote preventive behaviours.
- Integrate brief vaping cessation interventions into dental practice.
Speakers
Associate Professor Tami Yap
Tami Yap is the Associate Director of Clinical Trials & Translation Impact and Co-Lab Head of the Oral Medicine & Oral Cancer Group at the Melbourne Dental School. Her translative research focus is on early detection of oral cancer and oral mucosal disease. She is an Australian registered Oral Medicine Specialist, a fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons and Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Tami has appointments at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and the Alfred Hospital.
Sponsors
Webinar Times
Non-Daylight savings Webinar Times:
QLD, NSW, ACT, VIC, TAS - 8pm
SA, NT - 7:30 pm
WA - 6pm
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