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HPV Vaccinations: The Dental Community’s Role Continuing Education Interactive Learning Series

The American Cancer Society (ACS) in partnership with the Nevada Dental Association (NDA) and Pacific Dental Services (PDS) presents this interactive webinar series to educate dental providers on the HPV vaccination and its role in cancer prevention. The Nevada Dental Association will be providing continuing education to all in attendance.

This is a 5-session series with sessions Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 4. The cost for all five sessions is $99 or FREE for ADA/NDA members. 

HPV Vaccinations: The Dental Community’s Role Continuing Education Interactive Learning Series

The American Cancer Society (ACS) in partnership with the Nevada Dental Association (NDA) and Pacific Dental Services (PDS) presents this interactive webinar series to educate dental providers on the HPV vaccination and its role in cancer prevention. The Nevada Dental Association will be providing continuing education to all in attendance.

This is a 5-session series with sessions Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 4. The cost for all five sessions is $99 or FREE for ADA/NDA members. 

Paint Nevada Pink Kickoff Event

Join us to kick off Paint Nevada Pink, a monthlong event bringing awareness to breast cancer screening. This family health festival event will include the Nevada Health Centers Mammovan offering tours, music, food trucks, activities and a raffle, free information and resources for women's and family health. 

Take the pledge to get screened for breast cancer or ask a loved one to do so. Why? Because mammograms save lives!

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Registration open for Nevada Cancer Control Summit

Registration is open for Nevada Cancer Coalition’s annual Cancer Control Summit, planned this year for Sept. 13 at Whitney Peak Hotel in Reno. Continuing education sessions offered at the statewide conference include Immunotherapy and Next Generation Sequencing, Precision Oncology, and a two-part session on lung cancer screening.

Learn About UV Radiation During July Awareness Month

UV safety takes on a whole new urgency in the summertime as many more people head outdoors to enjoy time at the beach, around the pool, enjoying the outdoors and recreating in the sunshine. To help everyone stay safer under the sun, July is set as UV Safety Awareness Month.

UV radiation occurs naturally as radiation emitted by the sun – UVA and UVB radiation. In small doses it can be a benefit to people by helping their bodies to produce vitamin D. But too much can lead to skin damage and premature aging, skin cancer, and blinding eye diseases.

ECHO: Radiation Toxicities in Cancer Survivorship

In this Cancer Survivorship ECHO Session, Dr. Schuff introduces radiation toxicities associated with Cancer Treatment. She identifies sensitivities with the skin, brain, head, neck, breast, thoracic, abdomen, pelvis, and skeletal. She thoroughly goes through the acute, subacute, and long-term side effects of each portion of the body. The panel then opens up with a discussion about the long-term complications with patients and how to handle the next steps.

CE is not available for this session.