Aberdeen, Highlands and Inverness Section: Soft tissue lesions:

What to expect

When is an urgent referral required? Which lesions can be monitored? This interactive session of case-based learning covers red flags, benign features, and how to weigh up information about the patient and the lesion itself in order to make safe management decisions. Delegates can test their judgement against real patient outcomes in this evening of collaboration, discussion and shared learning.

This lecture will aim to improve confidence in the assessment and referral of soft tissue lesions in primary care.

Timings

18:00 Registration, light refreshments and pizza

18:30 Lecture - Callum Simpson

20:00 End of lecture

Learning objectives

• Appreciate the presenting features of benign and malignant oral disease

• Select an appropriate referral priority based on the concerning and reassuring features of a lesion

• Safely monitor non-concerning lesions in primary care.

Development outcomes

A, B, C, D

Meet the speaker

Callum graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2016. During his early career, he completed training rotations in oral surgery, paediatric dentistry and OMFS in both Scotland and England. He completed his specialty training in Oral Surgery in Edinburgh in 2024, before taking up his current consultant post in Aberdeen. He has a keen interest in postgraduate education and has been involved in teaching for VTs, DCTs, GDPs, DCPs, foundation doctors and medical and dental specialty trainees.