title: Mandated reporting of child abuse: answers for dentists.
abstract: As mandated reporters, dentists play an important role in recognizing child abuse. This article covers many of the key issues involved in making a suspected child abuse report and what happens after a report is made.
authors.affiliation: Office of Child Abuse Prevention, California Department of Social Services, Sacramento 95814, USA. patty.lough@dss.ca.gov
authors.forename: Patty
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lough
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003219:Confidentiality; D003815:Dentists; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting