Treatment of Oncologic Patients
The Dental Management of Oncology Patients
Step into the Dental Office of Dr Douvara and make yourself feel absolutely safe. Dr Douvara PhD evaluates each Ca patient individually, within the context of personalized Medicine. She will record the general condition and the medications that he/she receives in collaboration with the patient's Oncologist. The appropriate dental treatment will be carefully selected as well as the necessary precautions for every particular case.
Dr Douvara treats periodontal diseases (gingivitis, periodontitis) and offers Oral Surgery Services for Ca patients who receive mTOR inhibitors, antiresorptive, antiangiogenics and several targeted medications. She follows management strategies for the prevention and treatment of osteonecrosis of the jaw, based on the most austere guidelines. She follows protocols of prevention and treatment of stomatitis in patients who need to receive targeted biological therapies.
Afterward, a Dental Prosthetic protocol can be applied for the amelioration of the Ca patient's Life Quality including the entire family's Quality of Life .
Dr Douvara pays personalized attention to the Psychological support of Ca patients, based on her knowledge and her vast experience regarding this delicate condition of Health.
For information on this subject please contact Dr Eva A. Douvara DMD PhD, owner and principle of the Dental Clinic Dr Douvaras.
Tel: +30 210 7224224 - Mob: +30 6932 486648
Useful Links
Organizations
CancerHelp UK
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=13021
National Cancer Institute
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Royal College of Surgeons of England
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Patient Support
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
info.cancerresearchuk.org/healthyliving/openuptomouthcancer/?a=5441
Mouth Cancer Foundation
rdoc.org.uk/supportgroups.html
Oral Cancer Foundation
Support for People with head and neck cancer
Yul Brynner Head and Neck Cancer Foundation
Professional Associations
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS)
American Association of Plastic Surgeons (AAPS)
American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ACOMS)
American Head and Neck Society
Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India
Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS)
Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Society
Australian Society of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
British Association of Head & Neck Oncologists
British Association of Head & Neck Oncology Nurses
British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
British Association of Otorhinorlaryngologists Head and Neck Surgeons
British Society for Disability and Oral Health
British Society for Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
British Society for Oral Medicine
European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery
www.midthird.demon.co.uk/EACMFS.html
European Laryngological Society
www.md.ucl.ac.be/mont/chirurg/orl/larynx/els
European Association of Oral Medicine
European Organisation for Research and Treatment for Cancer
Indian Society Of Head and Neck Oncology
International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
International Association of Oral Pathologists
International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies
Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
Oral Head and Neck Nurses Group (OHNNG) : an Australian organisation that provides educational opportunities for registered nurses and allied health professionals working in the specialty of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery.
www.ciap.health.nsw.gov.au/specialties/OHNNG/
Society of Otorhinolaryngology Head-Neck Nurses, Inc. (SOHN)
South African Head and Neck Oncology Society (SAHNOS)
Special Care Dentistry Association
Telemedicine
Swinfen Charitable Trust
www.swinfencharitabletrust.com