An Interprofessional Approach to HPV and
Oropharyngeal Cancer Prevention Education
Wednesday, February
21 from
11:00am-12:00pm PT / 2:00-3:00pm ET
More about the webinar:
There are approximately 31,500 cancers attributed to HPV each
year, and that number continues to rise. Oropharyngeal cancer has surpassed
cervical cancer as the most common HPV-related cancer. Rates of oropharyngeal
cancer have increased more than 225% in the last few decades, and more
than 70% of oropharyngeal cancers are related to HPV infection.
The Massachusetts Oral HPV Prevention Taskforce was created to
build connections between medical and dental professionals to increase HPV
vaccination rates, decrease HPV-related cancer, and educate both providers and
patients on oropharyngeal cancers. Most dental professionals are aware of the
role of smoking and alcohol consumption as risk factors for oral cavity and
oropharyngeal cancer; however, dedicated, trained dental professionals may be
underutilized assets in the realm of HPV education and oropharyngeal cancer
prevention. To this end, the Massachusetts Oral HPV Prevention Taskforce aims
to educate and empower the dental community with relevant, medically sound
cancer prevention information to educate patients to make well-informed oral
health and cancer preventive decisions.
Speakers
 Rebecca Vanucci, MA
Immunization Outreach Coordinator,
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
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 Alessandro Villa, DDS, Ph.D., MPH
Instructor in Oral Medicine, Infection, and Immunity,
Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Associate Surgeon,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Center
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 Rosie Wagner, DDS
Private Practice in Somerville, MA
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 Lisa Bennett Johnson, RDH, MS, MPH
Research Registered Dental Hygienist, Oral Medicine
and Dentistry Division, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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