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- Title
Child abuse and the dental practitioner: discussion and case reports.
- Authors
Schuman, Norman J.
- Abstract
The article presents several case studies related to child abuse and the dental practitioner. In one of the case studies, a black female patient, who was on Medicaid was treated by a white male pediatric dentist. Approximately one week later the local Child Protection Agency informed the dentist that he was being investigated for child sexual abuse. The dentist had suffered irreparable damage. In one another case study, a white female patient was treated by a white male pediatric dentist.
- Subjects
DENTIST-patient relationship; CHILD abuse; WOMEN patients; CRIMES against children
- Publication
Quintessence International, 1987, Vol 18, Issue 9, p619
- ISSN
0033-6572
- Publication type
Case Study