Division of Public Health and Community Dentistry, UCLA School of Dentistry, Box 951668, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2010 Aug;74(8):824-9.
Dentists are in a unique position to detect elder abuse and neglect. Approximately 75 percent of all physical domestic violence results in injuries to the head, neck, and/or mouth area, clearly visible to the dental team during examinations and treatment. The goal of this project was to gather a comprehensive understanding of predoctoral dental students' perceptions of the culture of abuse and neglect and their level of fluency regarding their rights and responsibilities as mandated reporters. This article aims to inform dental educators of dental students' level of awareness of elder abuse and neglect in order to highlight content areas to be addressed in dental school curricula and clinical training. A twenty-four-item survey was administered to 291 predoctoral dental students at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry. The results are organized into three general areas: prior training and education; perceptions of the culture of abuse and neglect; and knowledge of mandated reporter legal responsibilities and protections. Overall, this study found that most students do not feel adequately trained to report a case of elder abuse. Data from this study suggest that dental students need education on the psychosocial aspects of older adulthood, as well as training in detecting and reporting elder abuse.
牙医在发现虐待和忽视老年人方面处于独特的地位。大约 75%的所有身体家庭暴力都会导致头部、颈部和/或口腔区域受伤，这在牙医检查和治疗时是显而易见的。本项目的目的是全面了解牙科学前学生对虐待和忽视文化的看法，以及他们作为强制报告人的权利和责任的熟练程度。本文旨在让牙科教育工作者了解牙科学生对虐待和忽视老年人的认识程度，以便突出在牙科学校课程和临床培训中需要解决的内容领域。对加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校牙科学院的 291 名牙科学前学生进行了一项包含 24 个项目的调查。结果分为三个主要领域：先前的培训和教育；对虐待和忽视文化的看法；以及对强制报告法律责任和保护的了解。总的来说，这项研究发现，大多数学生觉得自己没有接受过充分的报告虐待老年人案件的培训。这项研究的数据表明，牙科学生需要接受有关老年人心理社会方面的教育，以及有关发现和报告虐待老年人的培训。
