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Description
This talk focuses on oral presentations of bacterial and viral STIs, the risk of transmission from the oral tissues, and the importance of good oral health as a prevention strategy.
Objectives
- Describe the oral presentations of common sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
- Outline the process of STI transmission through oral tissues.
- Explain the impact of STIs on the risk of oral HIV transmission.
- Define the role of oral health and hygiene in preventing oral transmission of HIV and other STIs.
Speaker
Fariba Younai, DDS
Professor and Marion Wilson Endowed Chair Division of Diagnostic & Surgical Science
UCLA