Oral cancer screening, prevention, and early detection program

Dr Nidhi Saraswat, BDS MDS PhD, Health Promotion lead, Dental health Services Victoria

Topic: Oral cancer screening, prevention, and early detection program

Dr Nidhi Saraswat is a Health Promotion lead officer for oral cancer screening and prevention program at Dental Health Services Victoria, Melbourne.

Nidhi is an overseas trained dentist (BDS, MDS) and has a doctoral degree in Public Health from Western Sydney University. Dr. Saraswat has a keen interest in oral cancer prevention and has done research on oral cancer risk behaviors of migrants in Australia.

She is passionate about incorporation of oral cancer screening across primary healthcare services to reduce the impact of this disease on Australians. Dr. Saraswat is currently responsible for delivering oral cancer related training module for general practitioners in Australia.