Fernando Suárez López del Amo, DDS, MS, is an assistant professor in the Department of Periodontics at the University of Oklahoma, College of Dentistry in Oklahoma City. An international speaker, he is author or coauthor of numerous peer reviewed publications, and has contributed to several textbooks. A diplomate of the American Academy of Periodontology, he serves as a reviewer for multiple journals covering periodontics and implant dentistry.
Because patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer are susceptible to complications affecting tissues of the oral cavity, a comprehensive understanding of side effects is pivotal to successful case management.