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Oral Cancer Screening: It’s More Than Grasping the Tongue
May 27, 2026
Virtual
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Date: May 27, 2026 | 7:00 PM CST/8:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour
Credits: 1
Presenter: Susan Cotten, BSDH, RDH, OMT
Sponsor: Haleon
Cost: Free
Both dental hygienists and dentists play an important role in the early detection of oral cancer, yet there is a critical gap in screening protocols. After performing an oral cancer screening, patients often say, “No one has ever done that before.”
This course breaks down the components of a comprehensive visual and tactile, extraoral, and intraoral evaluation, and the signs and symptoms associated with oral and oropharyngeal cancer as an important component in screening. Using Susan’s instructional screening videos and case presentations, attendees will learn proper extraoral palpation, evaluation of the thyroid gland, and the oropharynx. ADA and ADHA oral cancer policies and coding will be reviewed.
A comprehensive oral cancer screening isn’t optional. Let’s close the gap together, elevate the standard of care in screening, calibrate dental professionals nationwide, and increase early detection. Attendees will leave inspired and with a renewed commitment to performing this life-saving evaluation – every patient, every visit.
Learning Objectives
- Execute a comprehensive extraoral and intraoral evaluation.
- Demonstrate proper extraoral palpation.
- Summarize the signs and symptoms associated with oral and oropharyngeal cancer.