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  • Title: [Child abuse and dentists].
    Author: ter Horst G, Eijkman MA, Kroese R, Schleicher F.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Tandheelkd; 1993 Jul; 100(7):333-5. PubMed ID: 12083021.
    Abstract:
    A questionnaire on the recognition and reporting of child abuse was sent to a random sample of Dutch dental practitioners (N = 250). The response rate was 54%. Eighty-six percent had never seen a case of child abuse. The percentage of dentists reporting a (suspicious) case of child abuse (6%) was lower than the percentage of dentists detecting a case of suspicious child abuse (14%). The most important reason for this discrepancy seems to be a lack of knowledge and/or skills to properly identify child abuse. More professional education about child abuse is desired.
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