title: Can a dentist be charged with child abuse?
authors.affiliation: Advanced Education, pediatric dentistry, Boston University, Goldman School of Graduate Dentistry.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Allard
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002652:Child Behavior; D003729:Dental Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D003815:Dentists / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D016365:Liability, Legal; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*