Lecture up to 0.50 hour

Oral Medicine, Oral Diagnosis, Oral Pathology, AGD Subject Code 730

In this brief program, Dr Briody, an oromaxillofacial pathologist and dentist, will provide essential insights and practical tips for effectively screening patients and their loved ones for oral cancer and precancerous lesions. The session underscores the importance of oral health beyond aesthetics, highlighting its crucial role in overall well-being.

You will gain valuable knowledge on identifying risk factors associated with oral cancer, emphasizing that lesions can manifest even in individuals without known risk factors. The discussion will focus on key screening techniques and diagnostic tools to facilitate early detection and intervention.

By the end of the session, you will be equipped with enhanced screening skills to promote comprehensive oral health care practices in their clinical settings.

Upon completion of this session, the attendees should be able to:

• Review signs of precancerous change.
• Understand the most common features of malignancy.

Dr Briody does not have any affiliations to disclose.

Dr Ashleigh Briody is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She earned her DDS from the LSU School of Dentistry in New Orleans. She completed her Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology residency at The Ohio State University, where she earned a certificate and master’s degree. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. The scope of her practice includes seeing patients clinically, diagnosing and managing oral disease, performing biopsies, CO2 laser ablation, and reading the tissue microscopically (both in-house and outside specimens). 

When not in clinic, she enjoys lecturing about oral pathology all over the United States and spending time with her husband, daughters, and their bernedoodle, Jaws.