HPV and Oral Cancer

Presented by: Jo-Anne Jones

As a dental professional, we are ideally situated to make a direct impact on earlier discovery, better treatment outcomes and increased survival rates related to oral and oropharyngeal cancer. A recent ‘call to action’ by the Chief Dental Officer of Canada to dental professionals to play a significant role in raising awareness, educating, counselling and promoting evidence-based risk intervention strategies underlies the critical necessity for change in our screening practices.