Vaccination can prevent oral and other cancers caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), but public perceptions about how society portrays the scientific evidence supporting the
The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) has praised new study findings from the two-year cancer research study in Scotland that the HPV vaccination for boys may
The University of Virginia (UVA) Health System is joining a coalition of healthcare organizations to improve vaccination rates in Western Virginia for human papillomavirus (HPV),
Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed House Bill 2220 into law on May 6, enabling dentists to prescribe and administer vaccines. Minnesota and Illinois also allow
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, when our attention turns once again to a cancer that continues to increase each year. It’s true that five-year
April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) is offering dental practices resources to promote and conduct screenings, which may save
Steve Brine MP has said there will be no catch-up HPV vaccine programme for boys. In a letter to the shadow public health minister Sharon
The HPV vaccine will now be given to boys aged 12 to 13 in England, the Government has announced. Until now the vaccine has only been
The HPV vaccine will be extended to all teenage boys and girls, to help protect them against deadly cancers. Since 2008, the vaccination has only
Dental associations have jointly written to the Government calling for the HPV vaccine to be extended to girls and boys. The British Dental Association (BDA), the Faculty
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common cancer in the world, with about 600,000 new cases each year and nearly half of all
The BDA has accused the JCVI of using flawed modelling as a basis to reject HPV vaccinations in all children. The Joint Committee on Vaccination
