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HPV and head and neck cancer: Are we doing enough to raise awareness?

BDJ In Practice volume 35, pages 14–17 (2022)Cite this article

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  • HPV forecast to overtake tobacco and alcohol

  • Reviewing vaccine success and next steps

  • Assessing whether it should be the role of the dentist to ask about HPV risk factors

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Westgarth, D. HPV and head and neck cancer: Are we doing enough to raise awareness?. BDJ In Pract 35, 14–17 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41404-022-1824-6

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