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DAY 3 - CONFERENCE SPEAKER

Dr M.Thomas Abraham
■ FAMM, MDS(Maxfac), FDSRCS(Eng), FFDRCSI(Dub),
MOMSRCPS ( Glasg).

Dr Thomas Abraham graduated from College of Dental Surgery, Manipal. He
went on to do his Masters in Maxillofacial Surgery and also his FDSRCS, FFDRCSI,
from the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Ireland respectively. He
also obtained his Membership in Oral & Maxillofacl Facial Surgery from the
Royal College of physicians Surgeons of Glasgow. He is currently in private
practice and consultant to a couple of hospitals, in the private sector.

His area intrest is Head & Neck Oncology, Maxillofacial Traumatology and
Reconstructive Surgery. He is also a lead research investigator for the Oral
Cancer Research Cordinating Centre and Cancer Research Malaysia. He is also
member of the international faculty of the AO Foundation in Davos Switzerland.
He is actively involved as a Mentor and trainer for the Nobel Biocare Implant
Training Programme and also a Key opinion leader for Nobel Biocare in
Malaysia. He has over thirty publications in International and peer reviewed
journals. He was the Publication secretary and editor of the Malaysian Dental
Journal of the Malaysian Dental Association. He is also the Past President of the
Malaysian Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is currently the Hon
Secretary to the College of Dental Specialist, Academy of Medicine Malaysia.

Speaker’s Lecture :
Oral Mucosal lesion, Systemic diseases and the Dental Practitioner
Many of the oral lesions are closely associated or occur as a result of
the underlying systemic diseases. Many a time as a dental health care
practitioner we recognize the oral lesion without paying too much
importance of its association with systemic diseases. Recognizing these
oral mucosal lesions can help in making an early and accurate diagnosis
of some of the systemic diseases. Some of these systemic diseases which
we see in our day to day clinical practice may present itself as diseases
involving oral & peri-oral tissues prior to the full blown clinical systemic
presentation and hence may be the first health care practitioner to pick
up these problems make appropriate referral. For this to happen it is
important recognize the oral & peri-oral lesions and recognize its link to
systemic diseases .

In this presentation we select a few important systemic diseases and
it’s relationship to oral diseases. We hope to highlight these important
conditions, that we come across in our practice, it is necessary to identify
them and make an accurate differential diagnosis in order to come to a
definitive diagnosis which is important for its definitive management.
It is also important to highlight our medical colleagues about these oral
lesions which are due to the systemic conditions and it’s management.
This presentation hope to suggest practical guidelines to diagnosis, and
management of these conditions for the dental health care practitioner.
An early diagnosis and management of these lesion help in treating these
conditions successfully or making an appropriate referral which would
alleviate the patients suffering and anxiety.

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