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- DOI 10.18231/j.jds.48050.1759136125
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Responses and perceived barriers to reporting child abuse and neglect using critical incidence techniques
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Shikha Choubey
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Samantha Thakur
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Shivani Mathur *
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Sakshi Joshi
Shikha Choubey
Aim: to assess the knowledge an attitude of dentists towards reporting child abuse and neglect (CAN).
Materials and Methods: A questionnaire of 10 questions was created and sent to 300 dentists across India. This questionnaire was validated through a pilot and accordingly modified. Responses from 150 dentists were recorded and analyzed.
Result: 23% dentists admitted to have encountered CAN in their practice and 62% dentists reported to have observed neglect. 52% dentists were not confident in identifying CAN and 68% admitted that they needed more training. On asking who they thought was the main culprit in CAN, “father” was the most common answer.
Conclusion: Dentists need to be trained in CAN identification and reporting to curb this evil in the society.
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