The dental team's role in identifying and reporting cases of child abuse.
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Effective Factors of Child Abuse within Family
Aim(s): Child abuse is a common crime and it is caused by multiple individual and environmental factors that are combined. It increases the likelihood of this type of social harm. The aim of this study was to investigate the effective factors of child abuse within family. Participants & Methods: In this study, qualitative method and in-depth interviews with experts were used and by analyzing t...
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PURPOSE Child abuse is a disturbingly common finding in society today. There have been substantial and significant increases in the incidence of child abuse since the last national incidence study was conducted in 1986. Kassebaum first reported the under-reporting of child abuse by Texas dental professionals in a survey in 1986. The objective of the current study was twofold: (1) assess the lev...
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Objectives : The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of child abuse and its related risk factors in clients referred to urban healthcare centers in Bandar-Abbas, Iran. Method: The study was conducted in healthcare centers and urban bases of Bandar-Abbas. The centers’ staffs in this stage of the project identified the cases of child abuse. All the staffs participated in the work...
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BACKGROUND The dental professional may see pediatric patients who have signs of intraoral trauma, perioral trauma or both. Evaluation should include the possibility of nonaccidental, deliberately inflicted abuse. Reporting such injuries is mandated. METHODS The authors reviewed the criminal and civil statutes in all 50 states to determine what role dental professionals are required to play in...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the Massachusetts Dental Society
دوره 60 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011