About The Milton J. Dance, Jr. Head & Neck Center
The Milton J. Dance, Jr. Head & Neck Center is a pioneer facility; the first ever to take an interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of head and neck cancer. Since our opening in 1980, we have continued to stay in the forefront of care, treating patients from all over the world.
Today, our comprehensive services address every physical and emotional need of patients with head and neck conditions -- from surgery to voice rehabilitation, dentistry to swallowing. Our integrated approach teams the patient and their primary care physician with specialists in the disciplines of:
- dentistry
- maxillofacial prosthodontia
- medical oncology
- nursing
- nutritional services
- occupational therapy
- physical therapy
- radiation oncology
- social work
- speech-language pathology
- surgery
Our expertise extends to patients in any stage of care -- from pre-operative to post-operative. The Center's Rehabilitation Services include:
- daily rounds on inpatients
- discharge planning and home health care coordination
- speech, voice and swallowing therapy
- outpatient follow-up
- patient and family counseling and support
- patient and family education
- patient assessment
- head and neck cancer tumor board and patient care conference
Head and neck conditions can be especially devastating for patients. In addition to medical concerns, these conditions can also have a tremendous psychological impact on patients' social lives and their interactions with the world. Oncology patients and their families participate together with a coordinated care team at the Center, whose services may include pre-treatment assessment and teaching, education, psychosocial evaluation and counseling services.
The Center also offers services for adult and pediatric patients with speech, language, voice, cognitive-communicative and swallowing disorders. We have sophisticated voice and dysphagia (swallowing) programs, incorporating state-of-the-art equipment including laryngeal stroboscopy, videofluoroscopy, (FEES) fiberoptic endoscopy, sEMG, transnasal esophagoscopy, Botox, Laryngeal EMG, and a swallowing workstation.
Our personnel are truly dedicated to providing excellent care by extending their commitment into the community with free oral cancer screenings, and by offering long-term follow-up programs to primary care physicians.
For more about The Milton J. Dance, Jr. Head & Neck Center, please call 443-849-8451 or email us.
