Dental screening questionnaire for identification of the risk of oncological pathology development (on the example of the moscow region)

In order to identify the risk of oncological pathology in patients of dental clinics, a questionnaire has been developed that allows for a number of targeted questions to identify a high or very high risk of cancer in the patient. These questions reflect the presence (including in the past) of oncological diseases among respondents and their relatives, the presence of diseases and foci of trauma to the oral mucosa, smoking and systematic use of alcohol, the carriage of herpes virus, human papilloma or fungal flora, work in harmful working conditions and climate. The frequency of positive responses increases with age (with the exception of smoking and drinking) and is less common in women. Interviewed 574 people in 6 dental clinics in the Moscow region.
According to a screening questionnaire at a dental appointment, a high and very high risk of developing cancer pathology according to WHO criteria applies to 44.1% and 36.4% of the population of the Moscow region, respectively. At the age of 40 years, the high risk does not exceed 21.4%, in people 40-60 years old it increases to 88.0% and decreases to 11.7% after 60 years; at the same time, a very high risk increases from 5.8% in people under 40 to 12.0% at the age of 40-60 years and to 88.3% after 60 years. Up to 40 years of age, cancer risk is 2 times more likely to be detected in men, then evening out in men and women.