Oral Cancer
Oral cancer is a very important health issue, where early detection can significantly improve survival rates.
This comprehensive Dentaljuce course on oral cancer is carefully designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of dental professionals in diagnosing this serious condition.
The course guides you through the steps of patient examination, emphasising the importance of thorough and regular oral screenings as part of routine dental check-ups. It looks into various aspects of prevention, including patient education on risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol use, and the role of HPV in oral cancer.
By equipping dental professionals with these essential skills, the course aims not only to improve patient outcomes but also to raise awareness and understanding of oral cancer within the dental community.
With a focus on practical application and current best practices, this course serves as a essential resource for dental professionals, enhancing their ability to make a significant difference in the early detection and management of oral cancer.
If you're not yet a member of Dentaljuce, we highly recommend you to join and gain access to our comprehensive course on Oral Cancer.
This course, along with over 100 other CPD courses, is available for a single membership payment.
Participant Feedback Review: Oral Cancer
Overall Participant Impression
Participants provided highly positive feedback about the "Oral Cancer" module, highlighting its detailed content, clear explanations, and significant practical relevance. Learners felt better equipped to assess and manage oral cancer risk, improving their confidence and skills in clinical practice.
Key Strengths
Participants particularly valued:
- Clear and comprehensive coverage of oral cancer, including risk factors, diagnosis, and management.
- Engaging and easy-to-follow presentation, enhanced by practical videos and clear diagrams.
- Effective use of visual aids, particularly clinical photographs demonstrating various oral lesions.
- Strong emphasis on early detection, risk assessment, and practical advice for patient examinations and referrals.
Specific Positive Comments:
- "Excellent comprehensive teaching—I love how it covers both in-depth learning for primary and secondary care clinicians."
- "Fantastic course, refreshing my knowledge about oral cancer."
- "Very informative and helpful; practical lessons can be applied in daily examinations."
- "Great module with clear clinical pictures to emphasise what we should be looking out for in practice."
- "I really found this module very informative; I now have a better understanding of oral cancers."
- "Most informative and well presented."
- "Very useful overview of oral cancer with good practical advice on thorough soft tissue examination."
- "An excellent and comprehensive course on the subject."
- "Clear, concise, and engaging—photos, diagrams, and videos really helped visualise lesions."
Areas for Improvement
Participants provided constructive suggestions for further enhancement:
- Additional clinical photographs of early-stage lesions to strengthen diagnostic confidence.
- Expanded guidance on communicating effectively with patients when oral cancer is suspected.
Closed-Question Feedback Summary:
- Met learning objectives: 97.2% strongly agree/agree
- Good quality: 97.2% strongly agree/agree
- Useful & relevant: 98.6% strongly agree/agree
- Engaging: 97.9% strongly agree/agree
- Pitched at right level: 97.2% strongly agree/agree
These results clearly confirm very high participant satisfaction, particularly with the relevance, engagement, and value provided by the course.
Conclusion
The "Oral Cancer" module was exceptionally well-received, praised for its comprehensive yet clear approach, and highly practical relevance to clinical practice. Minor enhancements such as additional clinical images and guidance on patient communication would further enrich the learning experience. Overall, participants found the course highly beneficial, significantly improving their competence in recognising and managing oral cancer in clinical settings.
Aim
The aim of the learning and teaching materials in this Dentaljuce module is to allow learners to develop their professional knowledge, understanding and management skills in oral cancer, in line with their identified personal development requirements.
Course objective
- to teach how to prevent and recognise oral cancer.
Anticipated learning outcomes:
The learner will, with respect to the components that he or she has elected to study as listed below:- be able to assess the oral cancer risk of a patient.
- be able to reduce the oral cancer risk.
- be able to examine a patient for oral cancer.
- know when to refer suspected lesions.
- understand the Practice duty of care with respect to oral cancer.
- through achieving these outcomes, provide an improved level of service to their patients.
GDC Development Outcomes
This CPD will support the learner in meeting the following GDC Development Outcome(s): A, B, C, D.