Oral Pathology Review

The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with the information necessary to identify, assess, and treat or refer patients with a wide range of conditions of the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial complex resulting from pathologic entities of microbial, autoimmune, and behavioral origin. In addition, members of the public may use this course to enhance their personal knowledge of the subject matter presented.

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Describe the etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of oral diseases of bacterial origin.
2. Differentiate between herpes simplex virus 1 primary and recurrent infections.
3. Review the oral and maxillofacial manifestations of varicella-zoster infections.
4. List the common oral and facial opportunistic infections caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
5. Differentiate among the varied forms of oral candidiasis.
6. Cite the differences among various oral presentations of aphthous ulcers.
7. List the oral presentations of erosive and non-erosive lichen planus.
8. Discuss the oral ramifications of methamphetamine abuse ("meth mouth"), anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa.

This 5-hour continuing education course is available for download for professional development; if continuing education credit is desired, please see instructions included in eBook.