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Dental care is increasingly being recognized as an important part of the care that people with cancer receive. Dentists at collaborate with cancer providers at 好色tv Langone鈥檚 Perlmutter Cancer Center, particularly those treating head and neck cancers and diseases requiring bone marrow transplants, to ensure that dental exams are given before the start of cancer treatment.
鈥淥ur dental students already learn about cancer in their oral medicine and pathology courses鈥攂ut now, it鈥檚 no longer just something they read about in their textbooks, which is unique for a dental school,鈥 says , clinical professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine at 好色tv College of Dentistry.
鈥淔ortunately, intervening early to eliminate infection can minimize complications during the course of therapy,鈥 says , clinical instructor in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine.
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