AAOM Webinar —
AI and Biomarker-Guided Diagnostics in Oral Lesions: Risk Stratification to Clinical Pathways
AI and Biomarker-Guided Diagnostics in Oral Lesions: From Risk Stratification to Clinical Pathways
Sponsored by AAOM's 2024 Platinum Partner: Proteocyte
This webinar is good for CE credit: ADA CERP: 1 CE
An AAOM Educational Webinar
November 6, 2025
7:00 -8:00 PM ET
Hosted by AAOM with our 2025 Platinum sponsor Proteocyte, we are proud to introduce this free webinar featuring Drs Paras Patel and Waleed Zaid, offering 1 CE credit.
Learning Objectives
• Identify clinical and histopathological features, biomarkers, that distinguish benign, potentially malignant, and malignant oral lesions.
• Explain the role of artificial intelligence (AI) and biomarkers to stratify risk and support patient management in enhancing diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making for OPMDs.
• Develop workflows for incorporating diagnostic, referral, and treatment pathways.
Event Details
November 6, 2025
7:00 -8:00 PM ET
Registration Fee
Complimentary — This webinar is being offered at no charge by AAOM.
Meet the Speakers
Paras B. Patel DDS is a board certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist, who obtained his dental degree from Howard University College of Dentistry in 2011. After graduation, he practiced general dentistry for a few years in the Lubbock area with the Community Health Center of Lubbock, as their staff dentist on the mobile dental unit. In 2014, he began his residency in oral and maxillofacial pathology at TAMU (Baylor) School of Dentistry. Upon completion of his residency, he took a position at the college of dentistry as a full-time faculty member, and after 5 years in academia, Dr. Patel transitioned into private practice and helped establish the Center for Oral Pathology, where he continues his clinical practice. He also had the opportunity to continue his practice of surgical pathology in conjunction with ProPath and helped establish the division of oral and maxillofacial pathology, where he currently serves as director. Dr. Patel also stays active in clinical research involving oral potentially malignant disorders and oral cancer and is also the current US laboratory director for Proteocyte AI.
Waleed Zaid, DDS, MSc, FRCD(c), FACS earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Ajman University and completed his Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency at McGill University. He holds an MSc in head and neck oncology and a fellowship in head and neck oncology and microvascular reconstruction from Boston Medical Center. Dr. Zaid is a professor at Louisiana State University Health Science Center, focusing on Head and Neck Oncology and microvascular reconstruction. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and serves as chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Our Lady of The Lake Regional Medical Center. He is also the fellowship director for Head and Neck Oncology & Microvascular Reconstruction. Additionally, Dr. Zaid completed a surgical leadership program at Harvard Medical School and has published widely in peer-reviewed journals.
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