Citation

ter Horst G, Eijkman MA, Kroese R, Schleicher F. Ned. Tijdschr. Tandheelkd. 1993; 100(7): 333-335.

Vernacular Title

Kindermishandeling en tandartsen.

Affiliation

Uit de vakgroep Sociale Tandheelkunde en Voorlichtingskunde van het Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA).

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Prelum)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12083021

Abstract

A questionnaire on the recognition and reporting of child abuse was sent to a random sample of Dutch dental practitioners (N = 250). The response rate was 54%. Eighty-six percent had never seen a case of child abuse. The percentage of dentists reporting a (suspicious) case of child abuse (6%) was lower than the percentage of dentists detecting a case of suspicious child abuse (14%). The most important reason for this discrepancy seems to be a lack of knowledge and/or skills to properly identify child abuse. More professional education about child abuse is desired.

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