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Some oral soft tissue diseases exhibit distinctive clinical features and require little more than visual recognition to make an accurate diagnosis. Others share common features making an accurate diagnosis more challenging. Recognizing the clinical features most helpful in differentiating one lesion from another is an essential part of the diagnostic process.
In this seminar,each lesion is illustrated by one or more color photographs depicting the typical clinical features and common variations. Recommendations for treatment and follow-up, including sample prescriptions and concise drug monographs, are included.
- Visually-cued with over 180 high quality photographs
- Anatomic site index and alphabetical index
- Diagnosis and management of chronic dry mouth and oral mucosal lesions caused by cancer therapy
OBJECTIVES
After completing this course, you should, for each disease in each diagnostic category, be able to:
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Know the most common name for each lesion
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List lesions including alternative naming schemes that may have historical importance
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Discuss the etiology of each lesion
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Identify images of typical lesions and describe the clinical features
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Identify other useful clinical information including symptoms and epidemologic data
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Implement radiographic differential diagnosis
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Appropriate diagnostic steps
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Identify the clinical significance of a lesion and whether it indicates the presence of a serious systemic disease
Approved PACE Program Provider FAGD/MAGD Credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial board of dentistry or AGD endorsement. Provider ID: 211769 (2/1/2011) to (1/31/2014).
CBDE- ASI is an approved provider for the California Board of Dental Examiners. Credits satisfy California Dental Education Requirements, as well as most State and Dental Academy requirements. Please contact your state board or academy for the specifics on your state or academy.
