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ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2025

Assessing a Continuing Education Course for Dental Hygienists to Improve HPV and HPV Vaccine Knowledge and Self-efficacy.

Stacey B Griner, Malinee Neelamegam, Nolan Kline, Jane C Cotter, Charlene Dickinson, Alexandra N Farris, Erika L Thompson

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  1. An Analysis of Dental Hygienists' Practices and Perceptions Toward HPV Vaccination.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
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Stacey B GrinerSchool of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, USA. Stacey.Griner@unthsc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2774-5841
Malinee NeelamegamSchool of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4027-7544
Nolan KlineDepartment of Population Health Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, 6850 Lake Nona Blvd, Orlando, FL, 32827, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8537-3396
Jane C CotterCaruth School of Dental Hygiene, Texas A&M University, 3302 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1372-8282
Charlene DickinsonDepartment of Communication Sciences and Oral Health, Texas Woman's University, 304 Administration Dr, Denton, TX, 76204, USA.
Alexandra N FarrisSchool of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, TX, 76107, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5607-0927
Erika L ThompsonDepartment of Quantitative and Qualitative Health Sciences, UT School of Public Health San Antonio, 8403 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7115-0001

Funding

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Vaccine Implementation Initiative
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human papillomavirus is the most common sexually transmitted infection and causes anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. Although HPV-related cancers can be prevented through vaccination, HPV vaccination rates are low compared to other vaccines. One of the strongest indicators for vaccination is provider recommendation, and dental health providers are well positioned to promote HPV vaccination among their patients. The purpose of this study was to determine if a continuing education (CE) course could improve dental hygienists' HPV-related knowledge and self-efficacy related to HPV vaccination recommendations. Data were collected from a sample of participants (n = 202) at a large dental hygiene conference in the southern US. A pre- and post-tests were administered with the CE course and differences in HPV vaccine knowledge and self-efficacy in counseling, recommending, and referring for the HPV vaccine were analyzed using SAS. HPV vaccine knowledge overall significantly increased post-CE (p < .001) and improvement was seen among several specific knowledge areas. However, knowledge regarding the common sites of HPV-related oral and oropharyngeal cancers remained moderate (82% correct) even after the CE intervention. There was no significant change from pre-test to post-test in participants' self-efficacy related to counseling patients about the HPV vaccine, recommending the HPV vaccine to patients, or referring patients for the vaccine. This study demonstrates that continuing education can improve dental hygienists' HPV-related knowledge. Since dental providers may play an important role in HPV-related cancer prevention, future work should develop continuing education tools that can motivate changes in self-efficacy and ultimately improve practice behaviors.

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Dental HygienistsEducation, ContinuingHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesSelf EfficacyAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPapillomaviridaeYoung AdultPapillomavirus VaccinesDental hygienistHPV vaccineOral cancerOral health providersProvider educationVaccine education

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PMID38819525

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