Full Name
Susan Cotten
Speaker Bio
Susan Cotten, BSDH, RDH, has performed more than 60,000 oral cancer screenings and is a nationally recognized speaker and trainer on comprehensive oral cancer screening. She is the founder of Oral Cancer FreeTM, Oral Cancer Consulting, the Screen the ScreenerTM campaign, and developed The Cotten Method™ of Screening, a proven, science-based approach to a comprehensive screening.
Through her speaking, hands-on oral cancer screening workshops, and in-person team training, Susan calibrates teams and dental hygiene faculty, equipping dental professionals with the confidence to perform comprehensive screenings and protocols to reduce their liability risk. Susan was not always confident when screening; she changed that by working with mentors - ENT Otolaryngologists, Oral Surgeons, and the late Brian Hill at the Oral Cancer Foundation.
Susan’s 32 years as a dental hygienist include private practice and public health as an Integrative Dental Hygienist in medical–dental integration and Dental Lead for the Alliance for HPV-Free Colorado. She has volunteered with the Denver Homeless Head and Neck Cancer Screening and Care Group and Colorado Mission of Mercy, where she served as a board member and oral cancer screening coordinator.
Susan is a 1994 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, Department of Dental Hygiene, serves on the RDH Advisory Boards for RDH Magazine and the Oral Cancer Foundation, and is an instructor for the National Network of Healthcare Hygienists.
Through her speaking, hands-on oral cancer screening workshops, and in-person team training, Susan calibrates teams and dental hygiene faculty, equipping dental professionals with the confidence to perform comprehensive screenings and protocols to reduce their liability risk. Susan was not always confident when screening; she changed that by working with mentors - ENT Otolaryngologists, Oral Surgeons, and the late Brian Hill at the Oral Cancer Foundation.
Susan’s 32 years as a dental hygienist include private practice and public health as an Integrative Dental Hygienist in medical–dental integration and Dental Lead for the Alliance for HPV-Free Colorado. She has volunteered with the Denver Homeless Head and Neck Cancer Screening and Care Group and Colorado Mission of Mercy, where she served as a board member and oral cancer screening coordinator.
Susan is a 1994 graduate of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, Department of Dental Hygiene, serves on the RDH Advisory Boards for RDH Magazine and the Oral Cancer Foundation, and is an instructor for the National Network of Healthcare Hygienists.
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