COURSE DESCRIPTION
As Dental Professionals, we are taught to look for oral cancer in the mouth and throat. However, on occasion, you may have noticed something unusual on the skin, neck, nose, cheeks, ears, or scalp of a patient when they are sitting in your chair. This course will take an indebt look into lesions on the skin that appear abnormal and just maybe early signs of skin cancer. The course will cover skin cancer symptoms, cancer awareness and lymph node involvement. We will cover how these lesions appear with pictures and photos. We will also cover the distinct types of skin cancers and the various treatment used today.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Recognize lesions on the skin.
- Diplomatic ways to recommend the patients make an appointment with the Dermatologist.
- Discuss how these lesions are treated medically.
- Consequences that may result when the skin cancer is left untreated.
