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Update on Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancers: A guide for oral health care providers

Lisa Bennett Johnson, Alex Samuel Reznik and Alessandro Villa
American Dental Hygienists' Association April 2024, 98 (2) 39-46;
Lisa Bennett Johnson
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Boston, MA, USA
DHSc, MPH, RDH, MCHES
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Alex Samuel Reznik
Medical Scientist Training Program University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL, USA
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Alessandro Villa
Oral Medicine, Oral Oncology and Dentistry Miami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida Miami, FL, USADepartment of Orofacial Sciences, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA, USA
DDS, MPH, PhD
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