Nagarajan S Karthika
COCPAR, Department of Oral Pathology, Sree Balaji Dental College, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Forensic Dent Sci. 2018 Jan-Apr;10(1):5-7. doi: 10.4103/jfo.jfds_84_16.
Children should be given the privilege to mature in a loving, supportive family environment that promotes the development of an individual to his/her full potential. The abuse and neglect of children is a problem that pervades all segments of society. Dentists/forensic odontologists are in a strategic position to recognize mistreated children. While the detection of dental care neglect is an obvious responsibility for dentists, other types of child abuse and neglect also may present themselves in the dental office. Once this information is known to the dentist, he/she can join physicians in protecting children from injury.
儿童应有权在充满爱与支持的家庭环境中成长，这种环境能促进个人充分发挥其潜力。虐待和忽视儿童是一个遍及社会各阶层的问题。牙医/法医牙科学专家处于识别受虐待儿童的关键位置。虽然发现牙科护理方面的忽视是牙医的一项明显职责，但其他类型的儿童虐待和忽视情况也可能出现在牙科诊所。一旦牙医了解到这些信息，他/她就能与医生一道保护儿童免受伤害。
