M E M P H I S Physician Assistant Education Association

Annual Educational Forum Workshop

October 18, 2013

Presented by:

Karen O. Skaff, RDH, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chairman Department of Clinical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences

Co-Presenters: Christa Blackwell

Melissa Kemp, RDH, Student Clinical Leadership and Management

Virginia Valentin, MCMS, PA-C, Assistant Professor

Larry Cunningham, DMD, MD, Associate Professor

• National Interprofessional Initiative on

Oral Health (NIIOH)

• UK Department of Clinical Sciences

Third Edition

create the need to know for students

• Why should Primary Care Clinicians such as physician

assistants screen for oral cancer?

Integrate Oral Health with Primary Care

• Surgeon General Report (2000)

• IOM

• NIIOH

• PAEA Survey

• Clinical …

• Ethical…

• Legal …

• Competency for Practice …

• Lack of access to dental care …

• Commit to a new perspective on the value of oral health as an

integral part of overall

• Dentists and dental specialists

• Dental Hygienists

• Physicians and Physician Assistants

• Nurse Practitioners

• Other Non-dental providers

• Recognize Pre-cancerous lesions in the following

slides

• Screen for oral cancerous and pre-cancerous lesions

• Inform patient of suspicious area and the need

• Biopsy and referrals with follow-up – Call to set up

appointment while there

• Educate patient to notice changes in oral cavity

• Motivate patient to reduce their risk of oral cancer

Third Edition

• Smiles for Life National Oral Health Curriculum

• www.smilesforlifeoralhealth.org

• Alan Stevens Wrightson, M.D.

• Journals

• Websites

• Books

• Organizations – ADA, ADHA, PAEA, etc

For additional information

please contact:

Karen O. Skaff, RDH, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Chairman

Department of Clinical Sciences

College of Health Sciences

karenskaff@uky.edu

Thank You!