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Dental Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about Human Papillomavirus Prevention.
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- Knowledge of HPV and its association with oropharyngeal cancer among dental students: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Study of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Students from Medical Majors Regarding HPV Infections and HPV Vaccines.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Assessing the Knowledge of HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, HPV Vaccination, and Practice Scope among Saudi Dental Students in the Western Region.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The receipt of the human papillomavirus vaccine's influence on future human papillomavirus vaccine recommendations by medical and dental students.JADA foundational science · 2024Article
- HPV vaccine knowledge, attitudes, and practices among New York State medical providers, dentists, and pharmacists.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2023Article
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Education and Knowledge Among Medical and Dental Trainees.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
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Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to assess knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccination for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) prevention in first-year through fourth-year dental students.
methodsIn this cross-sectional quantitative study, surveys assessed knowledge and attitudes about HPV, HPV-related OPC, and HPV vaccination of incoming first-year dental students (D1), outgoing first- and second-year dental students (D1-D2), and outgoing third- and fourth-year dental students (D3-D4). After completing a 40-item pre-training knowledge and attitude assessment survey, a one-time, one-hour national HPV training session was conducted. An 8-item attitudinal post-survey was completed after training.
resultsOf 173 participants (75.9% response rate), over 85% did not know that the rate of HPV is not highest among women in their 30s, and only 11% to 28% knew that smoking-associated OPC is more deadly than HPV-associated OPC. While participants overall expressed willingness to administer the HPV vaccine, the willingness of dental students to do so in their future practice tapered off progressively through dental school year categories (
conclusionsUnderstanding deficits in dental student knowledge and attitudes across the 4 years of dental school may help dental educators better understand the timing and content needed for effective HPV training in the dental school curriculum to reduce HPV-associated OPC prevalence.
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