A recording of this program is available at https://www.neaetc.org/events/browse/archive.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) often manifest orally, and with proper screening and diagnosis these infections can be treated and not advance further. In this talk, Dr. Fariba Younai, DDS, will review the transmission and oral presentation of common STIs and highlight concerns for people with HIV. In addition, she will review oral health and hygiene practices that can help in preventing the transmission of STIs and the role oral health professionals can play in assisting patients with STI education and prevention methods. Of particular concern is the increase in congenital syphilis and the need for early identification of the disease in the oral tissues of pregnant women and their referral for medical treatment.

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this session, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the oral presentations of common sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
2. Outline the process of STI transmission through oral tissues.
3. Explain the impact of STIs on the risk of oral HIV transmission.
4. Define the role of oral health & hygiene in preventing oral transmission of HIV and other STIs.

Speaker:
Fariba Younai, DDS
Professor and Chair, Division of Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences, UCLA
Oral Health Director, Pacific AIDS Education & Training Center

Continuing Dental Education:
OSAP is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry.

Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ADA.org.

OSAP designates this activity for 1 continuing education credit.

This continuing education activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the standards of the ADA Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP) through joint efforts between the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP)  and New England AIDS Education and Training Center (NEAETC).

Check out the topic pages, Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Oral Health and HIV, from NEAETC's online HIV Resource Library.

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