UFCD Continuing Education: 
Oral Oncology/Oral Medicine Clerkship 

DATES: Week-long program to be arranged by participant and faculty

LOCATION: University of Florida College of Dentistry

REGISTRATION FEE: $1,600 Dentists

FORMAT: The clerkship is a one-week participation course centered around the activities of the Oral Medicine/Oral Oncology Clinic at the University of Florida Health Science Center. Activities include observation in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with oral cancer or benign pathology of the oral cavity such as, lichen planus, Sjogren’s syndrome, aphthous stomatitis, and oral manifestations of systemic diseases. The participant will observe patients prior to, during, and after head and neck radiation therapy, bone marrow transplantation, or chemotherapy for diagnosis and treatment of therapy-related oral complications. The participant has the opportunity to attend Shands Head and Neck Tumor Conference and tour the Shands hyperbaric oxygen facility. An audio-visual library containing a large volume of materials related to oral oncology – oral diagnosis – oral medicine and therapeutics will be available to the participant for self-paced study.

The instructors will attempt to tailor the clerkship to meet the individual participant’s interests or needs. If desired, four hours of HIV/AIDS instruction may be completed during this week.

TIME: The course will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday of each week and end at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Check-in and Orientation will occur in the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Diagnostic Sciences, Room D8-6 of the College of Dentistry . The course is offered on a year-round basis approximately 45 weeks a year. One dentist is accepted for each week on a first come basis. Special exceptions for two dentists a week can be made.

INSTRUCTIONS: Instruction will be provided by the faculty in the Oral Medicine/Oral Oncology Clinic and through autotutorial materials in the Clinic Audiovisual Library. Participants will accompany faculty in patient diagnosis and treatment sessions in the Clinic and in the Health Center . The primary instructors will be Joseph Katz, D.M.D. and Pamela L. Sandow, D.M.D., Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Diagnostic Sciences.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS: 40 contact hours. Participation