Oral Mucosal Disease: Diagnosis and Management with Dr. Eli Whitney

A Review of Oral Mucosal Disease for the General Practitioner: Diagnosis and Management

Dentists are very comfortable examining oral soft tissue and delineating normal variation from abnormalities. The challenge is often diagnosing the particular abnormality and developing a management plan. This refresher will focus on common oral mucosal lesions and those that pose a significant risk to the patient. 

(1.5 credit hours)

Guest Speaker: Dr. Eli Whitney, BSc, DDS, FRCD(C)

Certified Specialist in Oral Medicine and Pathology

Dr. Eli Whitney

Dr. Eli Whitney is a certified Specialist in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology. He earned his BSC and DDS degrees at the University of Alberta and completed specialty residency training at UBC Dentistry/Vancouver General Hospital. After completing his dentistry training he practiced general dentistry in Edmonton. He then spent three years as a full-time Teaching Fellow in Oral Diagnosis at the University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. Dr. Whitney completed his specialty training in 2004 and started as an Assistant Professor at UBC Dentistry immediately afterward. He was awarded Fellowship in the Royal College of Dentists of Canada in Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology in 2005.

Dr. Whitney was appointed to the Vancouver General Hospital Medical Staff in 2004 and since then he has been treating patients with oral mucosal disorders, facial pain, and temporomandibular disorders in the VGH Department of Dentistry. From 2011 to 2015 he was the director of the VGH Dentistry Orofacial Pain Program. He has also been providing Oral Medicine and Pathology care to patients at the Vancouver General Hospital Division of Rheumatology since 2011. He also maintains a one day a week Oral Medicine private practice. 

Currently Dr. Whitney is the DMD Curriculum Director for UBC Dentistry. When not working Dr. Whitney likes to spend time with his family and looks forward to when they can all travel again!