Dentists Launch HPV Cancer Prevention Webinar

The American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention recently announced hosting a three-part webinar series, Preventing HPV Cancers in Action, as part of Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

Beginning on March 23, 2022, Part 1, The Critical Role of the Dentist, will present how 'Dentists play a critical role in detecting oral cancers and educating their patients on the importance of HPV vaccination.'

In June 2020, the U.S. FDA added prevention of oropharyngeal and other head and neck cancers to the list of indications for the HPV vaccine.

Gary Heyamoto, D.D.S., president of the Academy of General Dentistry Foundation, will discuss the importance of performing a consistent and thorough clinical oral exam.

As well as how to discuss HPV vaccination with patients, describe anterior mouth and posterior mouth from a medical perspective, and participate as an office fighting HPV oral cancers through awareness and promotion of the HPV vaccine.

Recently, Dentists and individuals around the globe united on March 20, 2022, in honor of World Oral Health Day.

"Every year, we ask the world to unite to help reduce the global burden of oral diseases, which affect individuals, health systems, and economies everywhere," commented Paulo Melo, D.M.D., World Oral Health Day Task Team chair, in a press release issued on March 15, 2022.

"Good oral health is essential to general health, well-being, and quality of life."

The ADA adopted a policy in 2018 that urges dentists to support the use and administration of the HPV vaccine.

Most healthcare providers and many local pharmacies offer HPV vaccinations.

Additional HPV vaccination news is posted at PrecisionVaccinatins.com/HPV.

Note: This ADA press statement was manually edited for clarity and curated for mobile readers.