The American Academy of Dentists (ADA) and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) both recognize the critical role dental providers have in preventing HPV. In 2017, the AAPD released a statement encouraging oral health providers to educate patients and guardians on the relationship between HPV and oral cancer, as well as counsel patients and guardians on the HPV vaccine.

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Our Coalition has been offering provider education to medical and dental office for over 5 years. Following educational sessions, oral health providers indicated a significant increase in comfort level for educating patients and discussing the importance of HPV vaccination.

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With the support of the Academy of General Dentistry Foundation and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, our Oral HPV Task Force has developed a free, downloadable toolkit to be used in dental offices. This includes internal training materials on how to recommend the HPV vaccine, as well as in-office communication materials such as brochures and posters.