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The Oral Cancer Readiness Self Assessment

10 Questions. 3 Minutes. A Clear Picture of Where You Stand.

I lost my brother a dentist, Dr Manu Dua, to Oral Cancer. He was 34. This is a detectable and preventable form of oral cancer. While I couldn't save him, my hope is with education and awareness to save lives of others. And I can't do this alone. This change happens when we work together. Join me in my journey against oral cancer with early detection. — Dr. Parul Dua Makkar, DDS

1

Screening Consistency

How often do you perform a documented oral cancer screening on your patients?

2

High Risk Anatomical Sites

Can you confidently name the top three high risk sites for oral cancer in the mouth?

3

Confidence Delivering Difficult Findings

When you find a suspicious lesion, how confident do you feel telling the patient what it might mean?

4

The Two Week Referral Rule

Are you familiar with the two week rule for referring a suspicious lesion that has not resolved?

5

HPV Risk Awareness

Do you screen or educate patients on HPV related oropharyngeal cancer risk?

6

Written Referral Protocol

Does your practice have a written referral protocol for suspicious lesions?

7

Billing Code Fluency

Are you comfortable using D0150, D0431, D7286, and D0171 in your billing?

8

Standard of Care Mindset

Do you consider oral cancer screening a standard of care item, equal to a periodic exam or x-rays?

9

Survival Stage Awareness

Are you aware of the survival rate difference between early stage and late stage oral cancer diagnosis?

10

Malpractice Risk Awareness

Do you understand your malpractice liability if a suspicious lesion is missed, undocumented, or not referred in time?

My Total Score
0 / 30
0 – 10
At Risk

Your patients are counting on you to catch what they cannot see. Right now, there are gaps in your screening process that could mean a missed diagnosis, and in oral cancer, missed time is the one thing we cannot get back.

11 – 18
Building Awareness

You know oral cancer screening matters, and you are already paying attention. But awareness without a documented system still leaves room for something to slip through, clinically and legally.

19 – 25
Confident Practitioner

You are doing real work here. Your screening habits, your awareness, your instincts, they are strong. What separates good from exceptional is precision, applied every single time.

26 – 30
True Practice Champion

This is what leadership in oral cancer screening looks like. You are already doing what most of the profession is not, clinically and legally.

Wherever You Land, You Don't Have To Build This Alone

My continuing education course, "Not On Your Watch," The Chairside Course, covers exactly this: clinical screening, confident referral conversations, and airtight documentation. Complete the assessment above to see the path that fits where you are right now.

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