Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Dental Health
• Guidelines for Dental Check-Ups
• Cleaning and Care Before and During Cancer Treatments
• The Role of the Multidisciplinary Team
• Managing Mouth Sores and Dry Mouth
• The Importance of Clinical Trials
• Patient-Dentist-Oncologist Communication
• Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Douglas E. Peterson, DMD, PhD Professor, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, Chair, Head & Neck/Oral Oncology Program, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Connecticut Health Center
Joseph M. Lane, MD Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Chief of Metabolic Bone Disease, Hospital for Special Surgery
Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, The Bone and Cancer Foundation, Cancer Patient Education Network, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This program is made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Novartis Oncology.

April 24, 2009