Accompaniment of Patients by Dental Assistants in the Evaluation of Oral Hygiene During and After Radiotherapy Treatment.

Accompaniment of Patients by Dental Assistants in the Evaluation of Oral Hygiene During and After Radiotherapy Treatment: a Feasibility Study.

Feasibility, prospective, monocentric study aiming to evaluate the interest of a written information guide, given and explained by the dental assistant, on the improvement of the oral hygiene of patients with ORL cancer at 3 months post-radiotherapy.

The study will be conducted on a population of 44 patients with ORL cancer requiring radiation treatment.

Each patient will be followed during 3 months post-radiotherapy (follow-up for up to 12 months post-inclusion).

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Age ≥ 18 years at study entry.
2. Patient with ORL cancer requiring radiotherapy (+/- associated chemotherapy).
3. Patient with a plaque index > or = 30%.
4. Patient affiliated to a social security system in France.
5. Patient having signed informed consent prior to inclusion in the study and prior to any specific procedure for the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Pregnant or lactating women.
2. Any psychological, familial, geographic or sociological condition that does not allow for compliance with the medical follow-up and/or procedures outlined in the study protocol.
3. Patient who has forfeited his/her freedom by administrative or legal award or who is under legal protection (curatorship and guardianship, protection of justice).