Featured Webinar Hosted by: Indiana University Speaker: Neetha Santosh, BDS, MS December 12, 2026, 11 AM ET | 10 AM CT | 8 AM PT 1.50 credit hours. Tuition: $ 59.00
Frontline Defense: The Dental Team’s Role in Oral Cancer Prevention
Speaker: Neetha Santosh, BDS, MS
Featured Webinar Hosted by: Indiana University
December 12, 2026, 11 AM ET | 10 AM CT | 8 AM PT
1.50 credit hours. Tuition: $ 59.00
Join us in this unique webinar series, where the Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE) and its 35 member dental schools unite to bring you live webinars featuring university-based key opinion leaders.
Discover the ACDE difference: excellence in dental education is more than a goal; it's a shared commitment.
Enhance your practice, grow your career, and help shape the future of dental education through the ACDE Live Webinar Series.
Webinar Course Description: Oral cancer remains a significant public health concern, with early detection and intervention playing a critical role in improving patient outcomes. As frontline providers, dental professionals are uniquely positioned to identify early signs of disease and implement preventive strategies during routine clinical encounters. This lecture will equip the dental team with the knowledge and clinical insight necessary to recognize risk factors, detect early lesions, and intervene effectively. Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to: - Understand the prevalence of oral cancer.
- Identify common oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs).
- Select the diagnostic process and appropriate management of OPMDs to prevent transformation to oral cancer.
Speaker Bio: Neetha Santosh, BDS, MS Dr. Neetha Santosh is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Oral Pathology, Medicine, and Radiology at the Indiana University School of Dentistry. She completed an Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology residency at the Ohio State University College of Dentistry, where she was also granted an MS degree. Dr. Santosh is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and a fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and the American College of Dentists. She directs and teaches multiple pre-doctoral and post-graduate courses and participates in an active surgical oral pathology biopsy practice at IUSD. She also serves on the editorial board of the Indiana Dental Association Journal and the national committees for the Integrated National Board Dental Examination and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. She has won several awards, including the IU Office for Women Recognition Award and the IU Trustee’s Teaching Award. |
ACDE Webinar Partnership
Purpose
The ACDE unites individuals from college and university-based continuing dental education programs, fostering a collective mission to create leadership opportunities, encourage collaboration, and support the development of university-based continuing dental education professionals. Our primary goal is to promote the highest standards of continuing dental education.
Mission
Dedicated to leadership, collaboration, and professional development, ACDE strives to be the beacon for university-based continuing dental education professionals. Our mission is to elevate the quality of continuing dental education and set the stage for excellence in oral health care.
Vision
ACDE envisions itself as the foremost advocate and the benchmark for high-quality, evidence-based continuing dental education. Our vision is to promote excellence in oral health care through innovative, exceptional programming.
Values
Lifelong Learning: Dedication to ongoing education for our members and the wider professional dental communities we serve.
- Excellence: Ensuring top-notch planning, organization, and presentation of high-quality, innovative educational programs.
- Professionalism: Fostering a culture of support, networking, mentoring, and respect for diversity in all interactions.
- Integrity: Upholding honest, cooperative working relationships and evidence-based programming that remains non-commercial.
Please note that the ACDE webinars are open to everyone; however, no discounts are available because they are a collaboration with the ACDE member schools, and the fee is advertised the same across all member schools.
Questions: Contact us at CESOD@hsc.utah.edu. If you have trouble logging in before the course, please contact the school where you registered. They will assist you.
If you do not see your confirmation email and webinar link, check your junk or spam folder. If you find the message in one of these folders, move it to your inbox to ensure you receive future emails.
