CDE1797 - Oral Lesions: Recognition, Diagnosis, and Management
Course Description
Oral mucosal disorders encompass a wide variety of lesions with different etiologies. Some patients present with lesions that have pathognomonic clinical characteristics while other lesions have similar clinical features, which make them more challenging to diagnose. Using a problem-oriented as well as a case-based format, this course will review the etiologic factors, clinical presentations, differential diagnosis, diagnostic techniques, and therapeutic management of diverse oral mucosal and oral potentially malignant disorders.
Learner Outcomes
Upon course completion, the participant will:
- Understand how to take a detailed clinical history of patients with oral lesions by the end of the lecture.
- Understand how to evaluate the oral cavity and recognize oral mucosal and oral potentially malignant disorders by the end of the lecture.
- Understand how to document lesions of the oral cavity by the end of the lecture.
- Understand how to develop appropriate differential and working diagnosis by the end of the lecture.
- Gain a better understanding of diagnostic techniques, adjuncts, and modalities for evaluation of oral mucosal and oral potentially malignant disorders by the end of the lecture.
- Understand how to manage common oral lesions encountered in dental practice by the end of the lecture.
- Understand the importance of interdisciplinary management and referrals by the end of the lecture.
- Understand how to educate and counsel patients with oral lesions by the end of the lecture.
Notes
Presenter:
Dr. Chizobam Idahosa
Dr. Chizobam Idahosa is triple-board-certified in Oral Medicine, Orofacial Pain, and Lifestyle Medicine. She is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and has a private practice limited to oral medicine and orofacial pain in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Dr. Idahosa received her B.D.S. from the University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria, and her D.D.S. from New York University College of Dentistry. She completed her General Practice Residency training at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, followed by private practice as a general dentist in Pittsburgh, PA. Her training continued at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, where she completed her post-doctoral training in Oral Medicine and a Master of Science in Oral Biology. Dr. Idahosa was a faculty member at Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry, where she taught and directed multiple courses for over seven years. Dr. Idahosa has lectured and published articles on topics related to Oral Medicine and received a Case Report Award from the American Academy of Oral Medicine. She is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon National Dental Honor Society, and she received the Robert Schattner Award for Outstanding Oral Medicine Resident from the University of Pennsylvania. Her clinical interests include orofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders, oral mucosal disorders, oral oncology, and salivary gland disorders.