OasisLMS

Periapical lesions are among the most common findings during clinical and imaging examinations. These lesions most typically represent inflammatory pathology of pulp and periapical origin, but they may also represent odontogenic and nonodontogenic cysts and tumors or fibro-osseous lesions. The use of routine diagnostic tests - 2D, 3D and, in specific cases, laboratory testing - and integrated health record data will be discussed.

• Recognize clinical and radiographic abnormalities.
• Develop a differential diagnosis.
• Develop a management plan aligned to the differential diagnosis.
• Engage other healthcare providers.

Subject: 730 Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology

Credits: 1

Method: Lecture

Audience: Students, Residents, Dentists, Dental Assistants

Speaker Bio:  David E. Klingman, DMD, is a 20-year veteran (retired) of the U.S. Air Force, having served as the Air Force Surgeon General Consultant for oral and maxillofacial pathology. He has held academic appointments as associate professor at the Uniformed Sciences University of the Health Sciences Postgraduate Dental College, adjunct associate professor at the West Virginia University School of Dentistry and professor/associate dean for academic affairs at the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences School of Dental Medicine.