The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Ethical approval
This study was conducted within the framework of a doctoral thesis approved by the Health Ethics Committee of the Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (protocol number T11/16).
Consent to participate
Informed consent to participate in the study was obtained from all participants.
Consent to publication
Informed consent to publication was obtained from relevant participants.
Availability of data and materials
The datasets analyzed for this study can be found in the Oral Medicine Department archive (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina).
Funding
The free training courses (regarding Oral Cancer and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders as well as Telemedicine for the early detection of Oral Cancer) for referring professionals from several geographical areas of the Province of Córdoba, Argentina, were funded by the Colegio Odontológico de Córdoba, Argentina, Continuing professional training program [337/1997]. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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