#  Oral Medicine Fundamentals  

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **October 2, 2025** 

 12:00PM - 01:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Online — Zoom**  



 

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## Course Overview

Dentists are highly skilled in diagnosing and managing diseases of the teeth and periodontium, yet many feel less confident when faced with “non-dental” oral diseases. Physicians, likewise, receive little formal training in oral medicine and typically refer patients with oral conditions to dental specialists.

As a result, patients with oral medicine concerns often see multiple providers before receiving an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan, sometimes months or even years after symptoms first appear. Because dentists are responsible for comprehensive oral health care, they must be equipped to recognize and manage the wide range of non-odontogenic conditions affecting the oral cavity.

This lecture will present a clear, systematic approach to patient evaluation, diagnosis, and management of both common and serious oral medicine conditions.

### Learning objectives

- Review oral cavity anatomy and learn how to perform a thorough soft and hard tissue examination with appropriate work-up.
- Recognize the spectrum of diseases affecting the oral cavity and generate a rational differential diagnosis based on history and clinical features.
- Provide basic management for common oral medicine conditions and identify when referral to a specialist is warranted.

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### Registration information

**Tuition:** $50  
**Course Prerequisites:** None required  
**Course Format:** Virtual lecture  
**Conflict of Interest:** None reported by speaker  
**Contact:** HSDM Continuing Education at [hsdm\_ce@hsdm.harvard.edu](mailto:hsdm_ce@hsdm.harvard.edu)  
**Cancellation Policy:** Cancellation 7 days before the course will be eligible for full refund. No refund will be made within 7 days of the course initiation date.

**Credit Designation:** Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. HSDM designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.



 

##  About the speaker 

 



  [### Nathaniel Treister

 ](/people/nathaniel-simon-treister) <ntreister@partners.org>Associate Professor of Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity

Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston

 

 

 Dr. Nathaniel Treister is chief of the divisions of oral medicine and dentistry at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. He earned his DMD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and... 

 

 

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