Hi there... re the dental problems. If she is being seen at a ccc they should have a dental oncology department. She should be completely examined, and any teeth that will likely not stay with her forever will have to be pulled prior to radiation. Pulling them after can have disastrous results. If your hospital doesn't have a dental oncology department then see a regular dentist but make sure he has a lot of experience with oral cancer patients. You don't want to wait to treat the cancer, but stuff like this can be done beforehand. She will likely have to have surgery. Her appointment should be withing that time frame. Then they will determine when to remove whatever they need to and likely she will have a 4-6 week window post surgery (for the cancer) when she can heal from the teeth and surgery, before starting chemo and rads. Assuming she will have to have them.

I had my surgery, got my biopsy results two weeks later, they determined they wanted me to have chemo and rads, and sent me for a hearing test, and to visit the dental oncologist. I was keeping all my teeth so that was quick. They had my mask making a week later and a week after that I had my first radiation. If I had had to have teeth removed I would likely have had another week or two before the start of radiation. The best thing about doing it after the surgery is that at that point hopefully the cancer - or most of it is gone. So you have a little more time.

The standard in care for her type of cancer is usually surgery and chemo/rads, depending on how advanced it is etc... best of luck... and take care.