UCLL Symposium on Oral Health
The Dental Hygienists perspective on Oral Cancer
Introduction
Oral Cancer is estimated to have a global incidence of 4 cases per 100 000 people. Traditional causes such as alcohol and tobacco combined with a growing spread of human papillomavirus infections makes the risk population not only growing but also becomes more divers and more heterogenous. Early screening is now, more than ever of great importance. As leading oral health professionals in the area of oral health promotion and prevention, the dental hygienist has an important role to play in every phase of the care continuum for patients with cancers of the lips, oral cavity and head and neck region.
This symposium aims to provide dental hygienist, dental hygiene students and other oral health professionals with an overview of the importance of oral hygiene during the prevention and care continuum regarding oral cancer.
Free symposium
Patients insight
Experts insight
Live online & recordering available
Donate?
Participation is free, but if you are able to, we kindly ask to donate the amount that you would spend on a symposium like this, to "Kom Op Tegen Kanker" (click here to go to the official donating page) or another organization in your country of residence that supports patients diagnosed with cancer and supports scientific research within the domain of cancer
The program
In the tabel below, you will find the program of the symposium. Please read also below the tabel to have an idea of the content of each presentation.
*Please pay attention to the difference in timezone between de symposium and you! The schedual is in UTC+1.
| Thursday 23th of March | Presentation | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9h-9h30* | The patients perfective | Mr. Frank Meeus, patient representative and experience expert | |
| 9h30-10h30* | Introduction to Oral Cancer | dr. Michel Bila, oral and maxillofacial surgeon, UZ Leuven | |
| 11h-12h | A dental hygienists self perceived experience of tonsillitis cancer treatment | Lina Gassner Kanters RDH, MSc Oral Health-Educator Odontology at TePe Munhygienprodukter, Sweden; Sara Ahlcrona Dental Hygienist and experience expert | |
| 13h-14h* | Oral cancer awareness of dental care professional students | dr. Carolina Machuca Vargas, Associate Head and Senior Lecturer in Dental Public Health, University of Portsmouth Dental Academy | |
| 14h-15h* | Xerostomia: saliva and saliva substitutes for Oral Cancer patients | Prof. dr. Peter Bottenberg, VUB | |
| 16h-17h* | Journey of a patient- from prevention to post treatment of oral cancer and the role of the dental hygienist. | Phd. Sviatlana Anishchuk, Phd. Yvonne Howell, Dublin Dental University Hospital |
