Yankee Study Club

Session 1 - On Demand Webinar

Oral Malignancies and Mimics

It is critical for clinicians to be able to appropriately distinguish benign from malignant oral diseases, but even most frequently seen conditions in oral pathology may be diagnostically challenging for clinicians who do not encounter them regularly. This presentation will help the identification of both common innocuous and the more significant lesions, including atypical presentations that vary from classic textbook pictures.

Learning Objectives:

• - Compare common benign reactive, immune-mediated, and infectious disorders of the oral mucosa with malignant and pre malignant
• - Review reasonable differentials based on clinical presentations and histories
• - Understand appropriate diagnostic techniques for arriving at definitive diagnosis 
• - Identify when patients are best served with referral to specialists, or when they may be managed locally with immune suppressive medications or antimicrobial



Speaker Bios

Speaker:

Mark Lerman, DMD: is an oral and maxillofacial pathologist who serves as a Professor and Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He divides his time between teaching, clinical practice, and diagnostic histopathology at Tufts Oral Pathology Services, the school's biopsy service. Dr. Lerman earned both his B.A. in history and D.M.D. from Tufts University.

After completing a general practice residency in dentistry at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, he trained in oral and maxillofacial pathology at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens in New York City. He was on the faculty for eight years at Harvard School of Dental Medicine before returning to his alma mater in 2014. A Diplomat of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Fellow of the American Academy of Oral Maxillofacial Pathology, Dr. Lerman has authored multiple articles in the peer-reviewed oral pathology literature.

Moderator:

Ancy Verdier, DMD: is the founder of Worcester Periodontics, a periodontal dental practice locate in Worcester, MA where he practices periodontology and implant dentistry. He earned his BA in Psychology from Tufts University, DMD and Periodontal residency at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Verdier is a fellow in the International College o Dentists and American College of Dentists. He is also a regular contributor to Tufts Practice Based Research Network.