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What is an oral medicine specialist called?
An oral medicine or stomatology doctor (or stomatologist) has received additional specialized training and experience in the diagnosis and management of oral mucosal abnormalities (growths, ulcers, infection, allergies, immune-mediated and autoimmune disorders) including oral cancer, salivary gland disorders.
Is oral medicine a dental specialty?
Oral Medicine is the specialty of dentistry responsible for the oral health care of medically complex patients and the diagnosis and management of medically related diseases, disorders, or conditions affecting the oral and maxillofacial region.
Who is father of Oral Medicine?
Lester William Burket (1907-1991) was a man of intellect, integrity, and vision. He was a pioneer in the field of oral medicine and is considered by many to be the father of this discipline. He was one of the first educators to promote the concept of integration of medicine into dental education and clinical practice.
What is the difference between oral pathology and oral medicine?
Oral medicine represents the clinical arm of oral pathology and deals with diagnosis and treatment of soft-tissue lesions, whereas oral histopathology is the specialty area that focuses on the microscopic diagnosis of soft- and hard-tissue lesions of the head and neck area.
What do oral medicine specialists do?
An oral medicine doctor is trained to diagnose and manage patients with disorders of the orofacial region, essentially as a “physician of the mouth.” An oral medicine doctor has received additional specialized training and experience in the diagnosis and management of oral mucosal abnormalities (growths, ulcers.
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What does the future of oral medicine look like?
The clinical skills and approaches used by an oral medicine physician will be required to be used more and more by all dentists in the future. Advances in medicine have resulted in our patients living longer, with more co-morbidity, kept in control by an ever increasing polypharmacy of medication.
What is oral medicine and why is it important?
It is an area of dentistry of fundamental importance to us as a healthcare profession. As we all know, dentists treat patients, not just teeth, and the interaction of oral and general health exemplified in oral medicine disorders and therapy emphasises that dentistry is not simply a technological and surgical vocation.
How are advances in medicine affecting oral health?
Advances in medicine have resulted in our patients living longer, with more co-morbidity, kept in control by an ever increasing polypharmacy of medication. This increase in longevity, medical complexity and drug consumption has direct relevance to the oral cavity.
What are the non-surgical management skills required for oral medicine?
The non-surgical management skills required draw on medical and psychological approaches. In simpler terms, oral medicine is concerned with medical disorders at the interface of medicine and dentistry, and its activities influence the clinical practice of every dental practitioner.