Select the most appropriate option to describe how frequently the patient drinks a unit of alcohol (note that options include both current and previous use).

Use the following measurements to determine the quantity consumed by the individual. One "unit" is equal to: one small glass of wine, half a pint of beer or one pub measure of spirits

The following terms may be helpful to you as verbal descriptions or examples to clarify the corresponding quantitative choices:

• "lifetime abstainer" for a) never had more than or equal to 12 drinks in any year of life
• "former drinker" for b) more than or equal to 12 drinks in any 1 year, but not in past year
• "light drinker" for c) more than or equal to 12 drinks in past year and less than 3 per week on average
• "moderate drinker" for d) 3 to less than 14 drinks per week on average in past year
• "heavy drinker" for e) more than or equal to 2 to less than 3 drinks per day on average in past year
• "abuser" for f) more than or equal to 3 drinks per day on average in past year

Oral Cancer Examination:

If you will perform a clinical examination for oral cancer later in the appointment (or at some point after completing this risk assessment), select "a." If you have already done the examination and did not see any lesions, select "b."

These abnormalities may be detected on the tongue, palate, throat, gum tissue around the teeth, lips, cheeks, face, and/or neck, and may or may not be painful.

If you have done the examination and saw lesions or abnormalities of any type, select "c" and an additional question will appear at the bottom of the screen asking about those clinical signs, with the heading "visualized lesions."

Visualized Lesions:

Check the box(es) to select any and all of the listed conditions you saw during the examination. These clinical signs include:

• Red lesions: reddish patches (erythroplasia) in the mouth; may be red and raised
• White lesions: whitish patches (leukoplakia) in the mouth
• Red-white lesions
• Ulcers
• Swelling
• Tissue enlargement
• Induration (tissue hardness)
• Non-odontogenic x-ray lesion: This phrase refers to any non-odontogenic (i.e., non-tooth-related) lesions, entities or abnormalities detected on the radiographs (x-rays). Radiographic “lesions” can be radiopaque (white) or radiolucent (dark) as they appear on the film. You should select this option if you see either white or dark entities, as they may or may not actually be “lesions.”

For more specific details:

For information and definitions of terms on this page, please refer to the Oral Cancer Risk Assessment Definitions of Terms resources in the Appendix.

To move on from this page:

Note: You can leave some required fields blank at this point if you will be saving the Risk Assessment as Unfinished and completing it later. The system allows you to move among the various components of a Risk Assessment without forcing you to complete all required fields. The system will check and enforce that all required values have been entered when you click “Finish” on the final screen at the point where data is transmitted to PreViser for calculation.

Clicking the Previous button from this screen returns to the Tobacco Use screen.

Clicking the Next button saves the field values you have entered and loads the Report Settings screen.

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