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Dental Health During Cancer Treatments

 

CancerCare Connect

Dental Health During Cancer Treatments

Friday, April 25th, 2008

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern Time

 

Workshop Topics

  • Overview of Dental Health
  • Guidelines for Dental Check-Ups, Cleaning and Care Before and During Cancer Treatments
  • The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team
  • Managing Mouth Sores and Dry Mouth 
  • The Importance of  Clinical Trials
  • Patient-Dentist-Oncologist Communication
  • Quality-of-Life Considerations
  • Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Speakers

Douglas E. Peterson, DMD, Ph D
Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences
School of Dental Medicine
Chair, Head & Neck/Oral Oncology Program
Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
The University of Connecticut Health Center

Joseph M. Lane, MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Chief of Metabolic Bone Disease
Hospital for Special Surgery


Lowell Anthony, MD
Professor of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Louisiana State University Health Science Center

Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW
Director of Education and Training
CancerCare

Download Registration Form here 

For more information, call CancerCare at:
1-800-813-HOPE (4673)
www.cancercare.org
teled@cancercare.org

 

  Meeting Information
Date: April 25, 2008
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location:
Teleconference

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Phone: 1-800-813-HOPE (4673)
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