title: [Oral malignancies. The dentist's responsibility in early diagnosis and prevention].
abstract: In view of his professional training the dentist should be prepared to play an important role in the early diagnosis of oral malignancies. Furthermore, the dentist has a responsibility in the primary prevention of not only oral cancer, but also of cancer in other sites of the body, by providing the appropriate information to his patients about cancer preventive measurements.
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authors.lastname: van der Waal
mesh_terms: D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention
vernacular_title: Kwaadaardige mondafwijkingen. De rol van de tandarts bij vroegdiagnostiek en preventie.