The role Tennessee's dentists must play in preventing child abuse and neglect
Mouden, L.D.
Journal of the Tennessee Dental Association 74(2): 17-21
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3385 PMID: 9520764 Document Number: 438523
Dentistry must become more aware of its moral, legal and ethical responsibilities in recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect. All dental professionals must be aware of the seriousness of the problems of child maltreatment, and understand that children do not just get hurt in abuse and neglect, they often die as a direct result of their maltreatment. Unfortunately, as was pointed out by Warnick, victims of child abuse and neglect fall into only two categories--those who lived through it and those who did not.