title: Child abuse and neglect: implications for the dental profession.
abstract: Dentists, as a group, have participated in the recognition and reporting of child maltreatment to a lesser degree than other health professionals, being either unaware of their legal responsibility to report or, when abuse or neglect is suspected, reluctant to do so.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston, USA.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Jessee
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002652:Child Behavior; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology