Common Oral Lesions : Soft And Hard Tissue Diseases 2017

Common Oral Lesions : Soft And Hard Tissue Diseases is organized by Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC and would be held on Mar 31, 2017 at Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC, Los Angeles, California, United States Of America. The Target Audience for this medical event is basically for Dentists. This CME conference has been approved with 7 Continuing Education Credits.

This comprehensive course is intended to give clinicians a practical and logical approach to recognizing, diagnosing and treating various oral and maxillofacial diseases. Predominantly a case-based approach by expert faculty, this course would be particularly useful for general dentists, dental specialists, dental hygienists or assistants, in addition to medical health care professionals involved in the clinical care of patients with head and neck considerations. This course is a great opportunity to brush up your diagnostic skills, gain insight into modern management techniques and principles, or acquire new areas of expertise that can be applied to your clinical practice. This course will address possible legal ramifications from failing to diagnose pathology, such as cancer. The course reviews principles of both soft and hard tissue lesion identification and management, and covers common odontogenic infections, cysts and tumors, in addition to non-odontogenic conditions such as mucosal and submucosal pathology, skin lesions of the face, salivary gland diseases, and diseases affecting the jaw bones and temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Cases will be drawn from expert faculty and include clinical images and conventional and advanced imaging studies, such as computerized tomography and TMJ tomography. Concepts of clinical and radiographic recognition of benign versus malignant tumors will be addressed. Faculty will also discuss diagnostic principles and techniques as well as their potential applications.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED :
* Identification and differential diagnosis of various odontogenic infections, cysts and tumors both clinically and through conventional and advanced CT imaging studies
* Recognition of non-odontogenic lesions, and their differentiation from odontogenic lesions both clinically and through radiographic studies. This includes benign and malignant neoplasms of bone and other hard tissues of the craniofacial region
* Identification of salivary gland pathology, diagnostic workup of the major and minor salivary glands, and interpretation of test results from salivary gland analysis
* Diagnosis and treatment of facial muscle and TMJ disorders, atypical odontalgia, phantom tooth pain, attrition, erosion, and abrasion
* Evaluation of the facial skin for dermatoglyphics and skin lesions during a head and neck examination, and an introduction to common skin lesions, particularly cancers affecting the skin of the face

UPON COMPLETION YOU WILL BE ABLE TO :
* Know how to identify and diagnose oral soft tissue and hard tissue diseases
* Be familiar with principles of differential diagnosis and techniques for definitive diagnosis
* Be able to apply adjunct diagnostic methods for lesion evaluation
* Know how to diagnose pathology affecting the craniofacial and jaw bones
* Understand the role of conventional and advanced imaging studies in hard tissue pathology
* Know how to make radiographic evaluation and interpretation of osseous lesions
* Be able to identify odontogenic infections, cysts and tumors in the jaws
* Know how to differentiate between odontogenic and non-odontogenic lesions
* Recognize the primary and metastatic cancers affecting the craniofacial and jaw bones
* Recognize and evaluate salivary gland disease
* Become familiar with skin pathology affecting the face
* Know the concepts of treatment and management of soft and hard tissue disease.