The Victorian Oral Cancer Screening and Prevention Program

The Victorian Oral Cancer Screening and Prevention Program aims to empower health professionals in primary care to identify people at risk of oral cancer, recognise suspicious lesions and refer appropriately.

This program works with:

• Oral health professionals including:
  • General dentists
  • Specialist dentists
  • Oral health therapists
  • Dental hygienists and therapists
  • Dental prosthetists
  • Oral health educators
  • Dental assistants
• General medical practitioners (GPs)
• Nurses
• Tertiary education providers (University academics and researchers active in the area of oral cancer screening and prevention)

For more information on oral cancer prevention initiatives and resources for your professional group, please visit our Professional learning and resources page or if your agency or practice would like to know more about the Victorian Oral Cancer Screening and Prevention Program, please contact the team at oralcancervic@dhsv.org.au.

Oral health professionals can visit the Oral Cancer Learning Hub at oralcancerhub.org.au, take the quiz and record 3 scientific CPD points.

General Practitioners who are registered with RACGP can access the learning module Oral Cancer: Prevention, early detection and referral and earn CPD.

If you would like to learn about oral cancer, please visit Oral cancer | OHV.

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Newsletter 04 November 2025