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)
Professional learning for oral health professionals
Visit the Oral Cancer Learning Hub at oralcancerhub.org.au, take the quiz and record 3 scientific CPD points.
Professional learning for GPs
General Practitioners who are registered with RACGP can access the learning module Oral Cancer: Prevention, early detection and referral and earn CPD.
More about oral cancer
For general information see our Oral cancer page.
Contact us
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
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The Victorian Government Department of Health funds Oral Health Victoria to deliver the Oral Cancer Screening and Prevention Program.
