Dental Services for Cancer Patients
Cancer and its treatments can weaken your immune system, sometimes causing infection in the mouth, which could delay treatments. And once patients start receiving cancer treatment, more than one-third have painful side effects including dry mouth, jaw pain, sensitive gums and mouth sores – affecting basic functions from talking to eating.
That’s why it’s important to make sure your mouth is as healthy as possible before you start treatment and as you proceed, especially with a dentist who’s trained in working with cancer patients.
Our cancer program offers dental oncology services at the Bluebonnet campus through Clay Couvillon, DDS and the Dental Oncology Center of Louisiana.
As one of a few dentists in the south who focuses on the dental management of cancer patients, Dr. Couvillon’s team sees cancer patients with dental issues including broken or sensitive teeth, dry mouth, side effects of stem cell transplant therapy, or concerns about their mouth’s appearance or health. Dr. Couvillon’s program is also beneficial if you are interested in a thorough dental evaluation but don’t have an established relationship with a dentist.
For more information, call (225) 635-4422 or visit sullivandental.com.
-
John J. Tabor, MDAdvanced Robotics Institute, General Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- 225-333-3800
-
Lauren Juneja, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
-
Michael J. Castine, MDHematology, Hematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
-
David Caletri, MDRadiation Oncology
-
Everett J. Bonner, Jr., MDGeneral Surgery, Surgical Breast Oncology, Surgical Oncology
-
R. Scott Daugherty, Jr., MD,FACS,FASCRSAdvanced Robotics Institute, Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery
- 225-333-3800
-
V. Keith Rhynes, MD,MBA,FACSAdvanced Robotics Institute, General Surgery, Robotic Assisted Surgery, Surgical Oncology
- 225-333-3800
-
Derrick Spell, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
-
Kellie Schmeeckle, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
-
William Varnado, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
-
Daniel LaVie, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
-
David Hanson, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-767-1311
-
Bryan Bienvenu, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-767-1311
-
Konstantin "Kos" Kovtun, MDRadiation Oncology
- 225-763-4300
-
Charles Wood, MDRadiation Oncology
- 225-763-4300
-
Constance Blunt, MDHematology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0165
-
Katherine Castle, MDRadiation Oncology
- 225-763-4300
-
Joseph R. Shows, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
-
Victor Lin, MD,PhDClinical Genetics, Hematology, Hematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-767-1311
-
Maurice King, Jr., MDRadiation Oncology
- 225-763-4300
-
Cody Milliman, MDHematology Oncology, Medical Oncology
- 225-215-0800
-
Bahman Daneshfar, MDRadiation Oncology
- 225-387-7280
-
After years of complaints from consumer and food advocacy groups, the synthetic dye Red No. 3 has been banned by the Food and Drug Administration ...
Continue Reading -
It’s a common myth that only smokers or former smokers get lung cancer, but as many as 20% of lung cancer diagnoses are in people who have never ...
Continue Reading -
New mammography regulations are now in effect, which means you’ll start seeing an explanation about your breast density on your next mammogram report. ...
Continue Reading -
Cancer rates are on the rise for Gen-Xers (those born from 1961- 1980) and millennials (those born from 1981 – 1997) based on new findings by the ...
Continue Reading -
Cancer is hard in so many ways, taking an emotional toll on the patient, as well as caregivers, family, and friends. Once treatment is complete and ...
Continue Reading -
The FDA has granted accelerated approval for a first-of-its-kind, cell-based immunotherapy being touted as a breakthrough treatment option for ...
Continue Reading -
If you’re between 50-77 years old and currently smoke, or quit smoking in the past 15 years, you could benefit from regular low-dose CT scans to ...
Continue Reading -
Even if your tween or teen isn’t one of the more than 1 in 10 middle or high schools students vaping, some of their friends probably are. And beyond ...
Continue Reading -
When you think “mid-life crisis,” a complete career change may not be the first thing to come to mind. Little did Claudia Boudreaux know that starting ...
Continue Reading -
New data shows that certain kinds of cancer are being diagnosed more often in younger adults, and the increases seem to be driven by cancers in ...
Continue Reading
-
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-333-3800 More Information -
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-237-1600 More Information -
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-237-1600 More Information -
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225-381-6620 More Information -
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-215-0800 More Information -
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
225-767-0847 More Information -
Zachary, LA 70791
225-570-1212 More Information