The VTAAC Dental/HPV Taskforce has re-branded the Team Maureen & New Hampshire Cancer Coalition HPV Vaccination Dental Toolkit. This was unveiled at the 2019 Vermont Dental Hygienists’ Association annual meeting.

Dr. Daniel Fram a Radiation Oncologist with Central Vermont Medical Center gave a presentation about head and neck cancer and the HPV vaccine. You can view his slides by selecting these links below!

Part 1

The HPV Oropharyngeal Epidemic:
Trends, Presentation and Prevention with HPV Vaccination

Part 2

Vaccine Prevention

Part 3

Implementation in Your Practice

VTAAC members have made this toolkit available to you and your office!

HPV Vaccination Dental Toolkit Material

Please see the last strategy in the image below for Goal 4: Prevent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections in young Vermonters from the 2025 Vermont Cancer Plan.

Talk with your Oral Health Professional about Oral Cancer

Do you visit a dentist regularly? Do you have a oral cancer screening every time you visit the dental office? Have you talked to an oral health professional about HPV? The CDC found that 70% of oral and pharyngeal cancers are linked to the human papillomavirus  (HPV). Talk to your dentist today about how to prevent oropharyngeal cancer!

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*If you would like to join our Dental/HPV Taskforce, please contact coordinator@vtaac.org!