Description:
Oral cancer rates due to HPV are on the rise, and the
role of the dentist is critical in its prevention and in the promotion of the
HPV vaccine. Dentists will learn the basics of the HPV vaccine, how to initiate
conversation with their patients, answer difficult questions, and get
comfortable developing effective messaging techniques.
After completing this courses, participants will be
able to:
- Understand the basic science of the HPV vaccine
and how it works
- Initiate conversations around the HPV vaccine and
answer difficult questions
- Comfortably develop effective messaging techniques
around the HPV vaccine
Presented by the ADA Council on Advocacy for
Access & Prevention and Robin Wright, PhD,
Director, Research and Policy Center of
the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
