Chiodo G T, Tolle S W, Labby D
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland 97201-3097.
J Dent Educ. 1992 Sep;56(9):617-24.
The occurrence of patient initiated sexual advances toward dental health professionals has not previously been examined. Information from other health care specialties and reports from dental and dental hygiene students indicate that such advances do occur and that providers are rarely educated to deal effectively with them. Utilizing an anonymous survey of 300 Oregon dentists and 300 dental hygienists, this study sought to quantify the frequency of patient initiated sexual advances toward dental professionals and to survey practitioners as to their reactions to and methods of dealing with such advances. The information provided by the 483 (81 percent) respondents indicates that up to 44 percent of providers experience one or more patient verbal advances and up to 23 percent of providers experience one or more patient physical advances during a five year period. These advances are a significant source of concern for many dental professionals. Based upon this information, implications for the dental and dental hygiene curricula are considered.
此前尚未对患者主动向牙科保健专业人员提出性要求的情况进行过研究。来自其他医疗保健专业的信息以及牙科和口腔卫生专业学生的报告表明，这种情况确实存在，而且很少有医护人员接受过有效应对此类情况的培训。本研究通过对300名俄勒冈州牙医和300名口腔卫生师进行匿名调查，试图量化患者主动向牙科专业人员提出性要求的频率，并就从业者对这类要求的反应及应对方法进行调查。483名（81%）受访者提供的信息表明，在五年时间里，多达44%的医护人员曾遭遇过患者一次或多次言语上的性要求，多达23%的医护人员曾遭遇过患者一次或多次身体上的性要求。这些情况让许多牙科专业人员深感担忧。基于这些信息，我们考虑了对牙科和口腔卫生课程的启示。
