title: [Current aspects of risk factors in early stage cancer of the oral cavity].
abstract: Understanding opinions, attitudes and practices of dental healthcare professionals is vital in order to assess their effectiveness in the prevention and early detection of oral cancer, thus helping to reduce its mortality and morbidity. There is current debate on whether the implementation of screening and detecting of risk factors as a separate procedure from the daily routine work of dental healthcare professionals would be an effective measure for the early detection and prevention of oral cancer. Being able to routinely detect oral cancer at an early stage and counsel patients in prevention is a continuous challenge for the dental profession. Dentists must be familiar with the risk factors and clinical signs and symptoms of oral cancer if they are to be effective in identifying, referring and counseling high-risk patients.
authors.affiliation: Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi, Facultatea de Medicină Dentară, Disciplina de Semiologie, Gerontologie.
authors.forename: Monica Mihaela
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Scutariu
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voroneanu
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D003376:Counseling; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications