Keywords
BiomedicinePharmacology/Toxicology
Cancer Research
Oral cancer
Early detection
Continuing education
Prevention
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http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/30b3n7fzAbstract
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.Date
2010-09-01Type
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http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/30b3n7fz