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Child abuse and the role of a dentist in its identification, prevention and protection: A literature review.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Socio-Behavioral Characteristics of Parents/Guardians Associated with Child Dental Neglect: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analytical Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Knowledge and Attitudes of Dental Professionals in Lithuania Toward Child Abuse and Neglect: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Dentistry journal · 2026Article
- Dental providers' perceptions toward mental health screening at routine practices: a mixed-methods approach.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Dental neglect in children and adolescents: protocol for a scoping review on strategies for identification and prevention.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The Many Faces of Child Abuse: How Clinical, Genetic and Epigenetic Correlates Help Us See the Full Picture.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Knowledge of Child Abuse and Dental Neglect in Education Providers in Sangareddy: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitude, and experience of dentists toward child abuse and neglect. A cross-sectional study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Current approaches addressing oral health practitioners' responsiveness to child abuse and neglect: A scoping review protocol.PloS one · 2024Article
- Unrecognized Lower Jaw Fracture in a Physically and Emotionally Abused Child.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2022Article
- Non-accidental head and neck injuries in children and adolescents.The Journal of forensic odonto-stomatology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Child abuse, a reprehensible act, pervades all strata of society. Dentists are more likely to encounter such cases in their daily practice. However, such cases usually go unreported due to lack of adequate knowledge. Practitioners flinch from reporting these due to various reasons, and this sets up a vicious cycle which traps the victim leading to grave long-term consequences. This review aims to collect all literature available on PubMed, PubMed Central, MEDLINE, Google Scholar, and Google search engines on the role of dentists in child abuse identification and information and summarize these details. The review will shed light on the identification of abuse in dental settings, the various legal recourses and organizations related to it, and how dentists can better equip themselves to tackle such cases if they come across one. The review also makes certain recommendations by which dentists and healthcare providers in general can better prepare themselves for such contingencies.
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