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<p>The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is largely under-reported. The available data on oral cancer etiology/risk factors, clinical features, disease burden, and literacy rate in Nigeria points towards a possible explosion in prevalence in the near future, which poses a serious public health concern. The general medical and dental practitioners (GMDPs) in Nigeria can salvage this looming problem through appropriate public health and clinical interventions. This narrative review article re-emphasizes the key roles of GMDPs towards oral cancer eradication in Nigeria. It also discusses oral cancer case definition, etiology, risk factors, and the epidemiological burden in the Nigerian context.</p>
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The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is largely under-reported. The available data on oral cancer etiology/risk factors, clinical features, disease burden, and literacy rate in Nigeria points towards a possible explosion in prevalence in the near future, which poses a serious public health concern. The general medical and dental practitioners (GMDPs) in Nigeria can salvage this looming problem through appropriate public health and clinical interventions. This narrative review article re-emphasizes the key roles of GMDPs towards oral cancer eradication in Nigeria. It also discusses oral cancer case definition, etiology, risk factors, and the epidemiological burden in the Nigerian context.

Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Deparment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Acta Medica Martiniana

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The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is largely under-reported. The available data on oral cancer etiology/risk factors, clinical features, disease burden, and...

Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Publicado en línea: 27 dic 2021

Páginas: 90 - 102

Recibido: 17 jul 2021

Aceptado: 11 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2021-0012

Palabras clave
Oral cancer, eradication, general, physicians, dentists, Nigeria

© 2021 Afeez Abolarinwa Salami et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Publicado en línea: 27 dic 2021

Páginas: 90 - 102

Recibido: 17 jul 2021

Aceptado: 11 nov 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2021-0012

Palabras claveOral cancer, eradication, general, physicians, dentists, Nigeria

© 2021 Afeez Abolarinwa Salami et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
Oral cancer, eradication, general, physicians, dentists, Nigeria