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ArticleHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2024

Los Angeles County dentists' opinions on discussing human papilloma virus-related oral health issues and recommending vaccine to patients.

Vinodh Bhoopathi, Jeffrey L Fellows, Beth Glenn, Roshan Bastani, Kathryn Ann Atchison

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Vinodh BhoopathiSection of Public and Population Health, University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5435-7046
Jeffrey L FellowsCenter for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR, USA.
Beth GlennUCLA Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Roshan BastaniUCLA Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Kathryn Ann AtchisonSection of Public and Population Health, University of California at Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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Abstract

Dentists are well-positioned to discuss oral health issues related to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and recommend the HPV vaccine to their patients, mainly because the HPV virus causes oropharyngeal cancers.. We assessed Los Angeles (LA) County dentists' opinions on discussing HPV-related oral health issues and recommending the HPV vaccine to their patients. We tested if opinions differed between dentists whose primary patient population was only adults versus children and adults. We mailed a 19-item survey to 2000 randomly sampled LA County dentists for this cross-sectional study. The primary outcome variable was a summary opinion score of 7 opinion statements. We ran descriptive, bivariate comparisons and adjusted linear regression models. Overall, 261 dentists completed the survey. A majority (58.5%) worried they would lose patients if they recommended the vaccine; 49% thought dentists were not appropriate to educate, counsel, or advise on HPV-related issues; 42% were concerned about the safety of the vaccine; and 40% did not feel comfortable recommending the vaccine. The mean summary opinion score was 21.4 ± 5.4 for the total sample. Regression analysis showed no differences in opinions between dentists whose primary patient population was only adults versus children and adults (Coefficient = 0.146,

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Attitude of Health PersonnelDentistsPapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHuman Papillomavirus VirusesHumansLos AngelesMaleMiddle AgedOral HealthSurveys and QuestionnairesVaccinationPapillomavirus VaccinesdentistsHPV vaccineHuman papillomavirusoropharyngeal cancervaccine attitudes

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