Oral Cancer Review for Dental Professionals
Speaker:
Dr. Nita Chainani-Wu, DMD, PhD, MPH
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 7, 2026
8:00am - 12:00pm
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Registration 7:30am
Continental breakfast provided
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Member Appreciation meeting
Raffle prizes!
Location:
Santa Clara County Dental Society
1485 Park Ave
San Jose, CA 95126
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*This is not a SCCDS CE course
CE Credit:
4 CE Credits
AGD Code: 730 Lecture
Tuition:
AGD Members: $25
Non-AGD Members: $79
Staff: $49
AGD Student Members: $5
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*The NorCalAGD will double check if you are a paid AGD member or AGD Student member
Course Overview:
Dentists and dental hygienists are often the first health professionals to identify asymptomatic oral lesions during routine examinations or be consulted by patients for evaluation of oral lesions or conditions. This presentation will provide an overview evaluation of oral abnormalities, with a focus on premalignant and malignant diseases involving the oral cavity. Early recognition of these conditions is crucial for early diagnosis and initiation of treatment, which can significantly impact patient prognosis. Clinical cases will be discussed and a brief review of diagnosis and management of oral precancerous conditions, treatment of oral cancer, pre-radiation oral evaluation and oral complications of head and neck cancer treatment will be included.
Learning Objectives:
NEED TO UPDATE:
This lecture will provide an overview of the approach to evaluation of oral abnormalities caused by microorganisms and discuss management approaches. This will be done using examples of actual clinical cases referred from outpatient medical or dental offices.
About the Speaker:
Nita Chainani-Wu is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Medicine. She has been in private practice limited to oral medicine in Sunnyvale and then Mountain View, California since 2000. She served as part-time faculty member at the School of Dentistry, University of California, San Francisco from 2001 to 2014. She was project director and senior scientist at the Preventive Medicine Research Institute from 2008-2010. She has authored scientific publications, and led clinical research studies evaluating etiologic factors and new treatment approaches for oral disease, including oral inflammatory and precancerous conditions. Dr. Chainani-Wu received her DMD from the University of Pennsylvania. She then completed her specialty training in Oral Medicine and a Master's in Science in Oral Biology from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She received her PhD in Epidemiology from the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.
NorCalAGD Cancellation and Refund Policy:
Registrations are subject to a $25 non-refundable processing fee. Cancellations made by email seven days prior to the course date will receive a full refund less the $25 processing fee. Cancellations made within the week prior to the course date will receive a 50% refund less the $25 processing fee. Transfer of a registration to another name will be considered by email request through date of registration.
The Northern California AGD is designated as an Approved PACE Program Provider by the Academy of General Dentistry. The formal continuing education programs of this program provider are accepted by the AGD for Fellowship/Mastership and membership maintenance credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by state of provincial boards of dentistry or AGD endorsement. The current term of approval extends from (8/1/2025) to (7/31/2029).
Provider ID# 219198