A recording of this program is available at https://www.neaetc.org/events/browse/archive.
This presentation will provide an overview of current information regarding HPV, including the importance of vaccination and prevention of oropharyngeal cancer. It will also discuss the potential role of dentists as vaccinators.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the role played by HPV in cancer
- Review the epidemiology of head and neck HPV infection, and its risk factors including HIV-related factors
- Review the guidelines on HPV vaccination and early evidence for its effectiveness in the “real world"
Speaker:
Herve Y Sroussi, DMD, PhD
Director for Research, Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine, Infection and Immunity, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Check out the topic page, Oral Health and HIV, from NEAETC's online HIV Resource Library.
