3 questions and answers about HPV vaccination you can share with your dental patients

Human papillomavirus, or HPV, is associated with oropharyngeal cancers, and deaths due to cancer continue.

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While we lack the knowledge and tools to prevent many cancers, scientists have figured out how to dodge HPV-triggered cancers through HPV vaccination.

Here are the three big questions about HPV vaccinations:

• What is HPV?
• How does the HPV vaccine work?
• How effective is the HPV vaccine?

ScienceDaily has posted a good overview of answers to these questions that you can share with your patients.