American association of oral and maxillofacial surgeons' position paper on the management
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Why it matters for dental
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons and the general dentists who refer patients with early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma now have an updated, evidence-based protocol for elective neck management in cT1N0 and cT2N0 disease; practices that ignore the new guidelines risk suboptimal cancer care and referral friction.
Key points
- The AAOMS position paper is published in the October 2026 issue of JOMS (Volume 84, Issue 10).
- The guidance specifically addresses clinically negative neck management for cT1N0 and cT2N0 oral squamous cell carcinoma.
- Authors include Brent B. Ward, Deepak Kademani, Mohammed Qaisi, Raymond P. Shupak, and Eric R. Carlson.
- OMFS teams and referring dentists should align staging, imaging, and surgical planning with the new recommendations to reduce regional recurrence risk.
Who should care
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