CDE Course - Common and Potentially Serious Oral Conditions and Lesions Encountered in Dental Practice

Course Overview

This course provides a review of common oral conditions and lesions the dental practitioner is likely to encounter in practice. A discussion regarding the clinical clues and patterns of presentation, the relevant laboratory tests necessary to diagnose, and the basic therapeutic strategies used to manage the most common oral lesions will be presented.

Objectives

Review numerous conditions affecting the oral cavity to include:

• Common benign exophytic lesions
• Common oral ulcerations
• Common dermatologic disorders
• Common autoimmune disorders
• Common infectious conditions
• Oral potentially malignant disorders
• Malignancy and oral cancer
• Common adverse drug effects
• Psychiatric disorders