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. 2010 Sep;25(3):279-81.
doi: 10.1007/s13187-010-0045-6. Epub 2010 Mar 5.

Oral and pharyngeal cancer control and early detection

Sol Silverman Jr  1 , A Ross Kerr, Joel B Epstein
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Oral and pharyngeal cancer control and early detection

Sol Silverman Jr et al. J Cancer Educ. 2010 Sep.

Abstract

Sixty-four standardized continuing education courses were given for dentists throughout the ten public health districts of the USA to determine if certain behaviors regarding oral and pharyngeal cancer (OPC) control could be modified. Questionnaires were obtained at baseline and at 6 months along with matched control groups. One thousand eight hundred two general dentists participated at baseline and 988 at a 6-month questionnaire follow-up. Analysis of the data indicated that continuing education courses had a positive influence on participants' oral cancer attitudes, knowledge, and behavior that potentially could make a difference on prevention, early detection, and ultimately OPC control.

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