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Oral Cancer From Love and Other Drugs

 

Presented by: Susan Maples, DDS

Original Date of Publication: February 27, 2017

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Course Description:

Talking about HPV and getting patients tested for the presence of HPV is not easy, but early cancer diagnosis is absolutely critical for survival.  Are you equipped to have conversations with patients about how HPV infection happens, why oral sex isn’t safe sex, the difference between HPV exposure and persistent HPV infection, where HPV oral cancer develops (versus tobacco-alcohol) oral cancer, what is covered by the HPV vaccination series, and what to recommend if your salivary diagnostic is HPV positive?

Learning Objectives:

  • Define the significance of HPV as the primary cause of oral cancer, surpassing tobacco and alcohol, and understand the annual increase of 30% in HPV-related oral cancer cases.
  • Explain the frequency of new HPV-related oral cancer cases, with one person developing it every 20 minutes throughout the year.
  • Compare the prevalence of HPV-related oral cancer to that of HPV-related cervical cancer in the United States and describe the challenges in early detection.
  • Examine the relationship between intra-oral HPV strains and their association with oral cancer, emphasizing that it's not limited to HPV 16 and 18.
  • Develop a plan to detect HPV cancer risk using a single drop of saliva and outline a strategy for early cancer identification when the test results are positive.

Speaker Bio:

Dr. Susan Maples leads a 30-year insurance-independent dental practice in Holt, MI. She brings preventive and restorative dental expertise with a passion for mouth-body total health and a master’s degree in business/marketing. She is the author of BlabberMouth! 77 Secrets Only Your Mouth Can Tell You To Live a Healthier, Happier, Sexier Life and the developer of the Hands-On Learning Lab™ and SelfScreen.net. Susan is currently launching Total Health University, an online learning platform for dental teams, exclusively available through Henry Schein.