Description:
American Dental
Association on-demand webinar
This presentation was recorded on April 4,
2022.Course
Overview
The COVID-19
pandemic has increased awareness of dentists as vaccinators—including the HPV
vaccine. Please join Rosie Wagner DDS, Founder, Smiles By Rosie
Family Dentistry and Isaac Zeckel DDS, Chief Dental Director, HealthLinc,
to discuss the benefits of dentists as immunizers, steps to becoming
a dentist immunizer, medicolegal considerations, and ways to increase access to care by
providing a new vaccination setting, with innovative vaccination approaches that utilize on-site interdisciplinary
teams.
This course is the second in the three-part series "HPV
Cancers in Action" from the ADA Council on Advocacy for Access & Prevention
(CAAP). More than ever, there is a need to increase awareness of HPV and of
educating the public on the need for HPV immunization. The administration of the
HPV vaccine is a safe and effective way to reduce the risk of HPV-related
cancers, including certain head and neck cancers. HPV is now associated with
more than 20,000 cases of head and neck cancer each year in the United States,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC).Learning objectives
• Learn
the steps in becoming an immunizer, including registration with one's state
database, training on storage, handling, and administration of vaccines, and
necessary equipment purchases
• Learn about one FQHC’s collaborative practice
to educate patients and administer the HPV vaccine while in the dental
operatory
• Describe ways
to increase access to care by providing a new vaccination setting
Presented by the ADA’s Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention
(CAAP).
This course is free and open to all
Non-dentists
and non-members are welcome to take this course. You’ll be asked for an ADA
Login when registering. Creating an account is free and does not require
membership. Follow the links below to create an account.
Non-dentists
Non-dentists can create
accounts here.
Non-members
Most U.S. dentists and
dental students, regardless of membership status, have an ADA number, which
functions as your User ID. To retrieve your ID, please visit Forgot User ID
.
