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Treating Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy

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Those receiving head and neck radiation experience a wide range of negative oral health effects.

AGD Subject Code: 730

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

After reading this course, the participant should be able to:

  1. Recognize various oral conditions associated with head and neck radiation therapy (H/N RT).
  2. Discuss strategies for managing negative side effects that arise from H/N RT.
  3. Provide individualized oral care instructions about common oral symptoms associated with H/N RT.

This course was published in the July/August 2023 issue and expires August 2026. The authors have no commercial conflicts of interest to disclose. This 2 credit hour self-study activity is electronically mediated.

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Belmont Business Media is an ADA CERP-recognized provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ada.org/cerp. Belmont Business Media Nationally Approved PACE Program Provider for FAGD/MAGD credit. Approval does not imply acceptance by any regulatory authority or AGD endorsement. 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2026. Provider ID 317924
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Bridget M. Wright, MACPR, BSDH, EFDA, is an assistant clinical professor at The Ohio State University (OSU), Division of Dental Hygiene in Columbus, where she teaches dental hygiene and expanded functions dental auxiliary (EFDA) students. She is the course director for dental anatomy and EFDA courses. Prior to joining the faculty, Wright practiced as a dental hygienist and EFDA. Currently, she treats patients in the Dental Oncology Clinic at OSU one day per week. Wright can be reached at wright.1873@osu.edu.


Matthew J. Messina, DDS, is an assistant clinical professor in the Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry at OSU College of Dentistry. He is the interim director of dental oncology for OSU and has more than 35 years of private practice experience. While lecturing nationally on dental oncology for the dental team, Messina provides information and support for dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants in the care and treatment of their patients. He is also the director of the predoctoral practice management curriculum at OSU.


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