Child maltreatment – prevalence and characteristics of mandatory reports from dental professionals to the social services

ConclusionReports to the social services from dental care services on suspicions of child maltreatment concern parental deficiencies (failure to attend appointments) and neglect (dental neglect). Mandated reports from dental care services often co‐occur with other mandated reports.
Source: International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry - Category: Dentistry Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research