McDowell J D, Kassebaum D K, Fryer G E
Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences, University of Colorado Health Science Center, School of Dentistry, Denver 80262.
Spec Care Dentist. 1994 Mar-Apr;14(2):49-53. doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1994.tb01099.x.
A survey was sent to 1,000 Colorado dentists to evaluate their recognition and reporting of child, elder, and spouse abuse. Approximately 40% of the dentists returned the survey. In answering questions about suspected and reported cases of child abuse, 29% of the respondents indicated that they had suspected at least one of their patients to be a victim of child abuse, while 14% of the respondents had actually reported at least one case. Only 7% of the responding dentists had ever suspected a case of elder abuse, while just over 1% indicated that they had reported at least one suspected elder abuse case to authorities. When asked about their recognition and reporting of spouse abuse, 30% of the responding practitioners had suspected at least one case, while only 3% had ever actually reported a case to authorities. The overwhelming majority of responding dentists indicated that they needed to know more about child, elder, and spouse abuse.
一项调查被发送给1000名科罗拉多州的牙医，以评估他们对儿童、老年人和配偶虐待情况的认知及报告情况。约40%的牙医回复了调查。在回答有关疑似和报告的儿童虐待案件的问题时，29%的受访者表示他们曾怀疑至少一名患者是儿童虐待的受害者，而14%的受访者实际上报告过至少一起案件。只有7%的回复牙医曾怀疑过老年人虐待案件，而略多于1%的牙医表示他们已向当局报告过至少一起疑似老年人虐待案件。当被问及他们对配偶虐待的认知及报告情况时，30%的回复从业者曾怀疑过至少一起案件，而只有3%的人曾实际向当局报告过案件。绝大多数回复的牙医表示他们需要更多地了解儿童、老年人和配偶虐待情况。
