Mouth Cancer – Essentials of Detection and Prevention in 2025
Details
- Date: Monday 1st December 2025
- CPD Hours: 1 Hour
- Expires after: 120 Days
- £20 Plus VAT
Access
All purchases are for a single user only.
If you are purchasing for other delegates and not yourself, you will be prompted to complete their details instead.
The battle against mouth cancer remains a dental healthcare priority in 2025. Unfortunately, the incidence of cancer in head and neck in the UK has continued to increase yearly with 10,825 cases diagnosed in 2023, a figure that represents double the number that was seen 10 years ago. Whilst professional awareness and treatment methods have improved, the overall poor five-year survival of 50% has remained unchanged, primarily due to presentation at late stages. The most important factors that can improve survival are detection of the tumour whist small (2cm in diameter) and before it has spread to the lymph nodes in the neck. Prevention of mouth cancer is equally important and all healthcare workers should know the risk factors and proactively provide appropriate life style advice to patients to reduce the potential for malignancy.
Learning objectives
- To have contemporary understanding of the clinical presentation, detection and management of mouth cancer.
- To be able to recognise the presence of an orofacial abnormality that requires referral to secondary care on an urgent suspected cancer (USC) pathway.
- To be aware of the known risk factors for mouth cancer and be able to provide advice in the primary dental care setting to potentially reduce the development of malignancy.
This talk satisfies the GDC’s learning outcome:
C – Maintenance and development of knowledge and skill within your field of practice
Professor Michael A. O. Lewis PhD, FDSRCPS, FDSRCS (Eng), FRCPath, FFGDP(UK), FHEA, Emeritus Professor, Cardiff University
£20.00 + VAT