Recognising child abuse and neglect in the dental practice: an overview for Malaysian practitioners / Abdul Rauf Badrul Hisham ... [et al.]

• Main Authors: Badrul Hisham, Abdul Rauf, Abdul Razak, Hairuladha, Ashar, Atika, Leong, Kei Joe
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi MARA 2024
• Subjects: Child abuse; Orthodontics; Practice of dentistry. Dental economics
• Online Access: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93466/1/93466.pdf; https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/93466/; https://myjms.mohe.gov.my/index.php/corals/index

Dental practitioners may face child abuse and neglect in their daily practise. However, such instances usually go unreported due to a lack of appropriate information. Furthermore, practitioners are hesitant to disclose instances for a variety of reasons, creating a vicious circle that confines the v...