Association of Dental Groups launches new Mouth Cancer CPD Module
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- Published: Wednesday, 23 October 2013 19:44
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November is Mouth Cancer Action Month and ahead of it, the Association of Dental Groups (ADG) launched a CPD module focused on the early detection and treatment of the disease, at Showcase in Birmingham. The interactive online module will be available free to all dentists and oral health professionals in the UK. The module is available from the ADG’s website at http://www.dentalgroups.co.uk/
With 6,539 new cases annually and death rates remaining consistently high, the ADG, which represents UK corporate dental groups, is supporting the British Dental Health Foundation, the organisers of Mouth Cancer Action Month, through a range of initiatives across the UK. This new module will be a powerful new tool for improving knowledge and raising awareness. The interactive online module will be available free to all dentists and oral health professionals in the UK. Dentists who also wish to apply for a CPD certificate upon successful completion of the two hour long module can do so for just £25 +VAT, £5 of which will be donated to the British Dental Health Foundation and the Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign.
The module itself gives dental health professionals a detailed and interactive overview of how to spot cancers, and the treatment process involved. There are four videos including interviews with Dr Nigel Carter and StJohn Crean, Dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Central Lancashire. There is also an interview with a patient and a detailed example of a mouth cancer screening. ADG members, IDH, developed the module at its Manchester-based Academy on behalf of the ADG.
David Worskett, Chair of the ADG, said the ADG was proud to be providing an education tool for the campaign which could make a genuine difference. Mr Worskett added: “There are approximately 3,500 dentists working within the ADG members’ practices, equating to approximately 10% of the country’s dental surgeries. We are therefore in a unique position to be able to raise awareness amongst the profession about the disease and fortunate that IDH have been generous enough to develop this module on behalf of the ADG. In the past there has been no compulsory CPD module for mouth cancer identification. The GDC have now recommended that oral cancer – early detection, is included within the 5 year CPD cycle and this module addresses this need.”
IDH Clinical Services Director, Steve Williams said this is the most comprehensive and interactive online module he had seen and will raise awareness amongst the whole dental team, giving them the ability to spot and treat cancer more effectively. He said: “By the end of the module, dental health professionals should be able to describe oral cancer epidemiology; outline the importance of routine screening; understand how to carry out a screening programme and keeping accurate records; understand the different types of oral cancer and be able to describe the appropriate referral procedure.”
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