TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Addressing gun violence as a public health problem: why dentistry needs to engage
JO  - Journal of the American Dental Association
A1  - Benzian, Habib
A1  - Beltrán-Aguilar, Eugenio
A1  - Johnston, Marilyn
A1  - Niederman, Richard
A1  - Fleming, Eleanor
SP  - 275
EP  - 279
VL  - 155
IS  - 4
N2  - <p>In the aftermath of a shooting incident in a dental practice in 2016, DentistryIQ, an online dental information portal, asked its readers whether signage to prohibit carrying firearms should be prominently displayed in the dental practice setting. 1 Results from the survey showed that most respondents, including dentists, dental hygienists, and other team members of various age groups, did not support the idea of posting such signs within their clinics. These results were certainly not representative of all members of the oral health care team, and they were also out of step with results of surveys conducted among US adults, which showed that most support restricting guns in public spaces.</p>  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-8177
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.adaj.2024.01.004
ID  - ref1
ER  -