Maltrato Infantil: Actitud y Conocimiento de Odontólogos en Concepción, Chile

Abstract

Child abuse (CA) is considered to be a global public health problem, it manifests in all countries and in all social and religious groups. The role of dentists specialized in children involves a close and frequent relationship providing privileged circumstances for the detection of CA. The purpose of our study is to describe dentist attitudes and awareness concerning CA at nine health care centers in Concepción, Chile. A quantitative, descriptive and transversal exploratory analysis was performed by implementing a survey that collected demographic data, awareness, attitudes, suspicions and accusations of CA. The population size of the study consisted of 53 dentists. Chi square and Wilcoxon (Mann-Whitney U) were used as statistical tests. Largely, awareness was satisfactory. The variables of sex and awareness were significantly higher in women (p =0.0326). However, no differences were found among sex and attitudes. The information received by the dentists during their training, and the number of years of work experience did not correlate with awareness. The undergraduate training of the dentists did not provide any information on CA. This emphasizes the need to incorporate or reinforce the aspect of CA in undergraduate courses taught at the Faculties of Dentistry in Concepción, Chile.

Violence against children in Latin America and Caribbean countries: a comprehensive review of national health sector efforts in prevention and response

“…A study from Colombia described the mandatory reporting and surveillance system for VAC [52]. Results described an improved ability to document a wide range of VAC cases, increased visibility of VAC, and ability to inform advocacy and policy on sexual violence.…”

“…Nineteen publications discussed either training ( n  = 16; 16.5 %) or development and testing ( n  = 3; 3.1 %) of new health provider training curriculum on topics relevant to VAC [52, 81–98]. Additional file 1: Table S3 provides the list and summaries of articles.…”

Exploración de conocimientos sobre maltrato infantil en odontólogos de Santa Marta, Colombia

“…De ellos, el 50,9% declaró haber recibido información sobre maltrato infantil y, al ser sometidos a prueba, obtuvieron un promedio de respuestas correctas de 6,79/10; por lo que se considera que, en general, su conocimiento fue satisfactorio. Con respecto a las actitudes, el 43 % reconoció alguna vez haber tenido sospechas de maltrato infantil y, de este porcentaje de odontólogos, solo el 57% reportó haber denunciado sus sospechas (28).…”

Estudio de morbilidad oral y representaciones de salud oral en niños maltratados en una Fundación de Cartagena. / Study of oral disease and oral health representations in a population of maltreated children on a foundation in Cartagena.

“…Los odontólogos en Colombia a pesar de recibir preparación en el diagnóstico de las manifestaciones de abuso y sus implicaciones legales, en muy pocas ocasiones reportan los casos detectados en la consulta, por lo tanto es de vital importancia y responsabilidad de su rol como profesional de la salud, en la identificación de signos de todo tipo de violencia sexual, el conocimiento de las rutas de atención y reporte de casos a las Instituciones encargadas del bienestar de los niños (16).…”