Common Cancers in the Dental Patient



This session describes the signs and symptoms that may manifest in patients diagnosed with cancers and looks at the impact of important cancers on the provision of dental care.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Review of the common malignicies effecting patients
- Discuss the pathology of these common cancers
- State the treatment of these cancers
- Provide dental care appropriate to each cancer and its management
Dental practitioners by virtue of seeing patients over an extended period of time may encounter diagnosed, and more importantly undiagnosed, patients with cancer.
Professor StJohn Crean BDS MBBS FDSRCS FFGDP(UK) FRCS FRCS(OMFS) PHD,
In October 2009, StJohn was appointed as Director of Dental Research Research and Knowledge Transfer, and since January 2010, he has been the Acting Head of the Institute of Post Graduate Dental Education at University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).
He was previously the Associate Director of Undergraduate Dental Studies and Year 3 Lead at Peninsula Dental School in Plymouth. He joined Peninsula Dental School from the post of Consultant in Oral Maxillofacial Surgery to North Glamorgan NHS Trust, with NHS duties at Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles Hospitals, whilst holding an Honorary Professorship at University of Cardiff School of Dentistry.
StJohn is currently the Robert Bradlaw advisor at the RCS of England, working closely with the FDS and FGDP. He is also Associate Clinical Professor for the MSc in Dental Implantology at the University of Warwick and President of the BSOI.
StJohn holds numerous examinerships at home and abroad advising on the establishment of many dental undergraduate courses.
StJohn is also part of the Module Editorial Team at e-Den, and is Module Editor for Module 2 - Human Diseases and Medical and Dental Emergencies, Module 5 - Hard and Soft Tissue Surgery and Module 6 - Surgical and Non-Surgical Management of Head & Neck Disease.


Rishi qualified from Guys Hospital, St Bartholomew’s and The Royal London and having gained a broad training in the surgical specialties, completed his higher surgical training in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in the London region. During this time Rishi has developed skills in under/post graduate education, lecturing at regional, national and international stage in dental and medical topics.
He has been a member of the faculty at the Royal College of Surgeons for many years.
He is currently teaching and practising at Barts Health and holding a specialist interest in head and neck surgical oncology, cutaneous malignancy and medical education, Rishi mentors many postgraduates through their head and neck training.
Rishi is also module editor for Neurology I and II, Endocrine, Malignancy and Salivary disease.
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