Date:
April 20, 2023
Time:
12 PM - 1:30 PM (PT)
Place:
ZOOM
In this Lunch & Learn, the Los Angeles County Oral Health Program discussed human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV-related pathology, and what your role as a public health or dental health care professional is in prevention through vaccination.
Learning objectives:
- Learn about LA County's implementation of state work plan activity 4.1.a
- Learn facts of human papillomavirus (HPV) and associated diseases
- Learn about HPV vaccination safety and recommended schedule by age
- Learn the different signs of oropharyngeal and oral cancers and the high risk factors for oropharyngeal cancer
- Understand how HPV cancer rates affect men and women differently
- Learn what steps public health and dental health care professionals can take to encourage HPV vaccines
