Mouden L D
Missouri Bureau of Dental Health, USA.
J Mich Dent Assoc. 1996 Sep;78(7):44-8.
Dentistry has a long history of dealing with one form of family violence: child maltreatment. However, a recent national survey shows that dentists are not living up to their legal and ethical obligations to report suspected child victims. Dentistry also needs to be equally concerned with adult victims of family violence--victims of spousal abuse and elder abuse and neglect. Successful child abuse prevention programs need to expand to cover all types of family violence. All health care professionals need education and awareness training to help develop the necessary attitudes to deal with victims of family violence.
牙科在处理一种家庭暴力形式——虐待儿童方面有着悠久的历史。然而，最近的一项全国性调查显示，牙医未能履行其报告疑似儿童受害者的法律和道德义务。牙科还需要同样关注家庭暴力的成年受害者——配偶虐待、老年人虐待和忽视的受害者。成功的预防虐待儿童项目需要扩大到涵盖所有类型的家庭暴力。所有医疗保健专业人员都需要接受教育和提高认识培训，以培养应对家庭暴力受害者所需的态度。
