Oral Cancer Screening: What Every Dentist Needs to Know About Early Detection

Written By Dntl Talk

What if we could spot oral cancer before it even starts? Join host Dr. Gary Glassman for a conversation with Dr. Hagen Klieb, Staff Clinician at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre who leads LifeLabs' oral pathology biopsy service. With 5,400 Canadians diagnosed with oral cancer each year, Dr. Klieb explains why it's not a question of if you'll see it in practice, but when.

Topics covered:

  • Why oral cancer isn't rare, it's uncommon

  • The changing patient profile: younger, healthier, non-smoking patients

  • Does vaping cause oral cancer? What we know and don't know

  • HPV-related cancers vs. traditional tobacco-related cases

  • What's causing diagnostic delay and how to address it

  • The "ugly duckling" approach to monitoring oral lichen planus

  • When to biopsy, when to refer, and when watching isn't enough

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