Seq #3 Tuesday, 8 March 2005
2:00 PM-4:00 PM Baltimore Convention Center 340-341, Symposium - Joint with ADEA
Education for Minority Oral Cancer Disparities

Sponsored by: Behavioral Sciences, Diagnostic Systems, Oral Health Research, Oral Medicine & Pathology
Description: EDUCATION FOR MINORITY ORAL CANCER DISPARITIES, A. Rosenheck(UMDNJ), F. Catalanotto(UFCD), D. Morse(NYU, G. Cruz(NYU), and M. Glick(UMDNJ) Numerous reports have described racial disparities in access to health care as well as disparities in diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Recently, Tomar and colleagues (Cancer Causes Control 15:6,601-9,2004) documented disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of oral cancer in minorities. This Symposium brings attention to these data and illustrates professional education and community based approaches to oral cancer that may help prevent such disparities. Initial presentations will focus on the epidemiology of oral cancer as well as evidence of disparities. Subsequent presentations will highlight an educational program, information about the need for culturally appropriate approaches to community based prevention and treatment, and methodologies for oral cancer screening. The question and answer period will focus on impediments to introducing such changes in professional education and community based approaches to cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment. This program will be of interest and importance to ADEA and AADR members. The epidemiology data will be of special interest to research oriented faculty, while teaching oriented and clinical faculty should relate well to the professional education discussions. Both groups will gain an understanding of the implications of the data for both professional education and community based prevention, screening and treatment issues. The focus during the question and answer period on impediments to implementation should also be of interest
Chairperson: F.A. CATALANOTTO, DMD
 
  2:00 PM Chair's Opening Remarks
0003  2:05 PM Epidemiology of Oral and Oroparyngeal Cancer
D. MORSE, New York University, USA
  2:25 PM Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Diagnosis and Treatment of Oral Cancer
S.L. TOMAR, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
  2:45 PM Culturally Sensitive Care for Minority Oral Cancer Patients
G.D. CRUZ, New York University, USA
  3:05 PM Curriculum Based Oral Cancer Education at UMDNJ-NJDS
M. GLICK, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA
  3:25 PM Performing a Comprehensive Oral Cancer Examination
A. ROSENHECK, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, USA
  3:45 PM Discussion

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