Dental Oncology, Ocular & Maxillofacial Prosthetics
At The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre University Health Network
Comments and recommendations posted on this website are based on the clinical experience of the dentists/dental clinic at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. The dental clinic was established in 1984 and since that time, a patient database has recorded the following information:
- >28,000 cancer patients have been referred to our service for dental care
- ~ 47% of these patients have cancer of the head and neck region referred prior to radiation therapy for dental evaluation
- ~ 30% have hematologic malignancies (leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma) and are referred prior to autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplantation for dental evaluation
- Remaining cancer types are usually referred while in treatment with dental concerns/emergencies
- >1500 new patients seen in 2014
- Continued follow-up on these patients for average of 5 years post treatment to monitor for side effects