Child abuse and neglect

K, Kiran Kumar

doi:10.4103/0970-4388.90749

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“…Child neglect is a significant issue in respect to prevalence, incidence, and consequences ( 1 , 8 ). It is a serious problem related to children as the most vulnerable population ( 9 ). The consequences may be real or potential in nature ( 10 ).…”

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“…The consequences may be real or potential in nature ( 10 ). It may originate from ethnic, race, socioeconomic, cultural, religious and educational backgrounds ( 9 , 11 - 13 ). In spite of its high prevalence, it is the least diagnosed ( 9 , 14 , 15 ).…”

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“…It may originate from ethnic, race, socioeconomic, cultural, religious and educational backgrounds ( 9 , 11 - 13 ). In spite of its high prevalence, it is the least diagnosed ( 9 , 14 , 15 ). The risk of adult health outcomes such as pulmonary disease, diabetes and oral health-related problems are greater in victims of child neglect ( 16 ).…”

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Child Dental Neglect: A Review

Ramazani

2014

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Context:Child dental neglect is a terrible tragedy with a high prevalence. Dealing with this issue is important regarding psychological and physical health policies. The current review was conducted to provide health professionals insight into the different aspects of child dental neglect as reported in previous literature.Evidence Acquisition:Our review was prepared through an electronic search using Pub Med, Science Direct, Medline, Google, Cochran Library, Google Scholar and EMBASE databases. Relevant papers published since 2000 until now in English, discussing child dental neglect were retrieved. Both original and review papers were included. Eligible articles were fully read by the author. A data form was used to record useful findings.Results:Distinguishing the direct and indirect signs of dental neglect is the first step for improvement of this matter. The dental team are the main professionals who can improve parental knowledge about the consequences of child dental neglect. Victims suffer from short and long-term adverse outcomes. Collaborative attempts need to be made by different health professionals to deal with this problem.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.

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Child Dental Neglect: A Review

Ramazani

2014

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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“…Thus, craniofacial, head, face, and neck injuries occur in 50-75% of all cases of physical child abuse, which may be associated with other injuries elsewhere on the child’s body ( 23 ); however, Jenny et al ( 24 ) revealed that 31% of infants and young children with abusive craniofacial trauma were initially misdiagnosed. Therefore, a careful and thorough intraoral and perioral assessment is always required in all cases of suspected abuse ( 25 - 27 ). Accidental injuries to the oral cavity, face, and head must be distinguished from those caused by abuse, by establishing whether the history, timing, and mechanism of the injury is consistent with the injury type and child’s developmental capabilities ( 26 , 28 ).…”

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Dentist attitudes and responsibilities concerning child sexual abuse. A review and a case report

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According to the World Health Organization, child abuse and neglect is “every kind of physical, sexual, emotional abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, commercial or other exploitation resulting in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power”. The aim of the present report is to inform about the most relevant aspects of child abuse and the characteristics of injuries to the head, neck, and orofacial regions, in addition to the suggested role of, and management by, the dentist for the evaluation of this condition, and also for reporting a case of a physically and sexually abused girl aged 5 years 8 months. Throughout the appointments, some type of abuse in this patient was suspected by the treating dentists at the clinic, mainly due to the initial behavior exhibited by the patient in the dental chair. Based on the clinical diagnostic an intensive preventive plan and restorative treatment was realized. The timely detection of the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse, often present in the orofacial region, place the pediatric dentist in a strategic situation, with the capacity to recognize, register, and later report those cases considered as suspect, including the dental treatment delivered and the intensive behavioral-psychological management, in order to achieve acceptation by the otherwise very anxious patient of the indicated restorative and preventive dental procedures. Key words:Child abuse, dentistry, behavior management.

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