Dental professionals should be an intrinsic part of oncology team for treating head and neck cancer. Supportive care from Dentist may help in increasing the rate of cancer survival and will contribute towards better oral complication prevention, detection, and treatment with an improved quality of life. Head and neck cancer (HNC) are one of the most common cancers with more than 600,000 new cases registered worldwide. However, with the advancement of modern therapeutic research, more and more cases are being cured.
Now, the increasing number of survivors of HNC demands the need of complex healthcare management to avoid the post-treatment risk factors. A multidisciplinary collaboration between oncological surgeons, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist and dental profession with proper knowledge is mandatory to deal with the oral complication in HNC survivors. Effect of HNC treatment…
