The objective of the guideline is to provide the dental health care team with recommendations based on the best available scientific evidence for the detection, diagnosis and clinical management of oral cavity cancer.
Academicians from the School of Dentistry of the Universidad de los Andes and the School of Dentistry of the Universidad de La Frontera, Dr. Wilfredo Gonzalez and Dr. Carlos Zaror respectively, lead the project ".Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Detection, Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Oral Cavity Cancer."The project was awarded in the "Interdisciplinary and Associative Research Projects UANDES-UFRO 2023" contest, whose development will allow the elaboration of the new guide with the backing and methodological support of the Ministry of Health.
This alliance will bring together members of the Cancer Center of the Clínica Universidad de los Andes, UANDES School of Dentistry, Center for Research in Epidemiology, Economics and Oral Public Health (CIEESPO UFRO); and professionals from the Department of Health Technology Assessment and Evidence-Based Health, Department of Oral Health and the National Agency for Cancer Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health.
For its development, they have an outstanding panel of experts, composed of clinical professionals and members of the following societies and entities: Chilean Society of Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Plastic Surgery, Chilean Society of Bucomaxillofacial Pathology, Chilean Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology, Puerto Montt Hospital, Antofagasta Hospital, National Cancer Institute, Arturo López Pérez Foundation, Chilean Society of Oncological Pharmacy, Chilean Society of Oncological Radiotherapy, Sociedad Chilena de Enfermería Oncológica, Fundación Cáncer de Tiroides Chile, Fundación Mujeres por un Lazo, Central de Abastecimiento del Sistema Nacional de Servicios de Salud (CENABAST), Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, FONASA and Departamento de Gestión de los Cuidados (División de Atención Primaria) and División de Gestión de Redes Asistenciales (DIGERA) del Minsal.
The objective of the CPG is to provide the dental health care team with recommendations based on the best available scientific evidence for the detection, diagnosis and clinical management of oral cavity cancer.