Safeguarding children: noticing dental neglect

Dental neglect in children: definition, legal aspects, and challenges.

This article presents a current definition of dental neglect. Identification, a case history, and legal aspects of such negligence are reviewed. A survey of state laws reveals that only Wisconsin and New York include dental care in their neglect statutes. Finally, future challenges for the dental profession are outlined. T h e problem of dental neglect is ubiquitous; yet, only recently has been...

Self-neglect and adult safeguarding: findings from research

child dental neglect: a short review

conclusions child dental neglect has many long-term impacts. the main professionals who are responsible for identification, intervention and treatment of child dental neglect are dental practitioners. however, other professionals cannot ignore this task. finally, child dental neglect, despite its derivative outcomes, may be a presentation of a broader maltreatment. results distinguishing the di...

Safeguarding children: a call to action.

Since Kempe’s description, almost 50 years ago, of the “battered baby”, we have become all too familiar with sexual and emotional abuse of children, neglect, fabricated illness, bullying, and exposure to domestic violence. In many countries the catalogue of abuse and exploitation also includes female genital mutilation, child traffi cking and prostitution, sweatshop labour, and coercive enrolme...

The mouth and maltreatment: safeguarding issues in child dental health.