António Mano Azul
Common pediatric oral medicine/pathology diseases and how to manage clinical specificities
- Medical Doctor, Stomatology Specialist.
- Associated Professor and Head of Oral Surgery, Oral Surgery and Medicine, and Maxillofacial Surgery at Egas Moniz School of Health and Science. Visiting Professor of Oral Medicine Master IUCS, Gandra, and Clinical Spe.
- Commissioner of the National Health Plan 2021-2030. Past Chief Dental Officer of Portugal Founder and Past President of the European Association of Oral Medicine. Founder and Past-Presidente of the Academia Portuguesa de Medicina Oral.
- Taught in Portugal from Faculdade de Medicina UL (Microbiology) to ISCSS – Egas Moniz (Special Therapeutics and Director of the Dentistry Degree (DMD)), teaching also at FMDUL (Oral Surgery) and ISAVE (Oral Pathology and Oral Oncology).
- Visiting Professor in Denmark, Sweden, USA, GB, Spain, Italy, and Turkey and Associate Professor in the European Faculty of Oral Health Sciences (Denmark) and European Master of Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery in Toulouse (France).
- Was awarded with the 1st Pfizer Prize for Young Researchers. Was Director of the Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia e Cirurgia Maxilo-facial and member of the Editorial Board of the Dental Alliance for AIDS/HIV Care. Is a reviewer of the Journal of Dental Research.
Nationality: Portugal
Scientific areas: Pediatric Dentistry
22 of november, from 11h00 until 12h15
Auditorium C
Conference summary
Although not extremely frequent, oral lesions (mainly of the oral mucosa) are not uncommon in the pediatric population and fortunately, the vast majority of mucosal lesions are benign, and many are transient – being of either a traumatic or infectious etiology.
The ultimate goal of this lecture is to present a sampling of the oral mucosal lesions most likely to be encountered in everyday practice and discuss how coupling a careful clinical history with the clinical presentation can take us to the lesion diagnosis and create an easy-to-use reference guide for clinicians to turn to for guidance in their daily practice.
Characteristic clinical photographs will be provided, and guidance will be offered on formulating a differential diagnosis and selecting appropriate treatment. Oral mucosal manifestations of systemic diseases, complementary diagnostic aids including histology, and how to communicate with the child pediatrician as this can be crucial for the correct management of the patient.