Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Afeez Abolarinwa Salami; Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi; Lawrence Achilles Nnyanzi

doi:10.2478/acm-2021-0012

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Re-Emphasizing the Roles of General Medical and Dental Practitioners Regarding Oral Cancer Eradication in Nigeria

Acta Medica Martiniana

Volume 21 (2021): Issue 3 (December 2021)

By: Afeez Abolarinwa Salami, Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi and Lawrence Achilles Nnyanzi

Open Access

|Dec 2021

Abstract

The burden of oral cancer in Nigeria is largely under-reported. The available data on oral cancer etiology/risk factors, clinical features, disease burden, and literacy rate in Nigeria points towards a possible explosion in prevalence in the near future, which poses a serious public health concern. The general medical and dental practitioners (GMDPs) in Nigeria can salvage this looming problem through appropriate public health and clinical interventions. This narrative review article re-emphasizes the key roles of GMDPs towards oral cancer eradication in Nigeria. It also discusses oral cancer case definition, etiology, risk factors, and the epidemiological burden in the Nigerian context.

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