Mandatory reporting of oral injuries indicating possible child abuse.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Katner, David R.; Brown, Christopher E.
- Source
- Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). Oct2012, Vol. 143 Issue 10, p1087-1092. 6p.
- Subject
- *MOUTH injuries
*CHILD abuse
*DENTAL care
*DENTAL ethics
*LEGAL liability
*PUBLIC health laws
*CHILDREN
*DENTAL laws & legislation
- Language
- ISSN
- 0002-8177
The article presents an abstract on the possibility of child abuse in patients showing signs of intraoral trauma and that the dentist should learn to recognize these signs and report it to the state child protection authorities.