2025 Courses and Events

Course #: 3260
Date: 11/30/2025
Time: 10:00am - 11:00am
Course Info:
Speaker(s):
Mahnaz Fatahzadeh, DMD, MSD

Topic: Current Dental Topics
Tuition: $125.00
Credits: 1
AGD Number: 149 - Multi-Disciplinary Topic
Recommended For:
Hygienists, Assistants

Description:

MAHNAZ FATAHZADEH, DMD, MSD

PREVENTION & EARLY DETECTION OF ORAL CANCER
Each year, over 50,000 new cases of oral cancer are diagnosed in the United States, and approximately 10,000 Americans die from this disease. Treatment of advanced carcinoma often results in substantial morbidity, while early detection significantly improves prognosis. This presentation will explore the epidemiology, risk factors, and management strategies for oral cancer, including a focus on premalignant oral lesions.

Learn to:

• describe the epidemiology of oral and oropharyngeal cancers
• identify key risk factors and common clinical presentations
• recognize therapeutic complications associated with advanced oral malignancies and understand their management
• distinguish the clinical features and management approaches for premalignant oral lesions

Support for this program is provided by

 

Course #: 3470
Date: 11/30/2025
Time: 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Course Info: Half Day
Speaker(s):
Jennifer Frustino, DDS, PhD

Topic: Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology
Tuition: Free
Credits: 1
AGD Number: 010 Basic Science- Immunology
Recommended For:
Dentists, Hygienists, Assistants, Students, Administrative Staff, Lab Technicians, Spouse, Educator, Nurse, Doctor

Description:

Almost all sexually active people will be infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) at some time in their lives. If HPV is not eliminated by the immune system it can lead to oropharyngeal, cervical, anal, or genital cancer. Fortunately, there is a vaccine against HPV. This course discusses in detail what HPV is, how it is transmitted, and its role in oropharyngeal cancer. The course will then focus on HPV prevention through vaccination from age 9 and provide tips on how oral health care providers can effectively talk to patients about HPV, oropharyngeal cancer, and vaccination.

Learn:

• what HPV is, how it is passed, diagnosed, and prevented
• the role of HPV in oropharyngeal cancer
• why HPV vaccination is important for cancer prevention

Support for this program is provided by