Middlesex & East Middlesex District Dental Society presents
Red, White, and Blue Lesions of the Oral Cavity
Audience: Dentists
Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm Registration | 6:30 Dinner | 7:00-9:00 pm Lecture/Presentation
CEU: 2
Speaker: Dr. Mark Lerman
Event Overview
The numerous oral mucosal diseases can be difficult to identify for even experienced clinicians. This three-part session is designed to aid providers in the diagnosis and management of oral pathology with an emphasis on formulating differential diagnoses based on coloration. Red lesions, white lesions, and variously-colored pigmented lesions will be discussed with a focus on distinguishing benign from malignant pathology and on approaches to treatment.
Learning Objectives
- To describe the etiology of various inflammatory, infectious, and neoplastic oral diseases
- To recognize clinical presentations for oral pathologic conditions presenting as red, white, or pigmented lesions
- To formulate a differential for oral mucosal lesions based on coloration
- To execute appropriate management strategies for oral mucosal lesions
Speaker Bio
Dr. Mark Lerman is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at Tufts University School of Dental Medicine. He graduated from Tufts both with a B.A. in history and a D.M.D. before completing his general practice residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and his oral and maxillofacial pathology training at New York Presbyterian Queens. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology (AAOMP). He currently serves on the AAOMP Executive Council and previously completed a term as commissioner with the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA). He divides his time at TUSDM between teaching, clinical practice, and diagnostic histopathology at the school’s biopsy service, and he has published multiple articles in the peer-reviewed oral pathology literature.
Questions? Contact Sarah Pilling at MDS. (508) 449-6012 or [email protected]
Speaker has no financial conflict to disclose.