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The Management of Abuse: 1. Setting the Scene

From Volume 33, Issue 6, July 2006 | Pages 364-366

Authors

K Juggins

BDS(Hons), MFDS, MSc, MOrth, FDS RCS(Orth)

Specialist Registrar in Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by K Juggins

J Panesar

BDS(Hons), MFDS, MSc, MOrth, FDS RCS(Orth)

Specialist Registrar in Orthodontics, Department of Orthodontics, Eastman Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by J Panesar

S Sinha

BDS

House Officer, Oral Health Services Research & Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by S Sinha

P Acharya

BDS

House Officer, Oral Health Services Research & Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by P Acharya

H Jafar

BDS

House Officer, Oral Health Services Research & Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by H Jafar

EJ Bower

BDS, MSc

Research Assistant, Oral Health Services Research & Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by EJ Bower

VE Harrison

BDS, MSc

Consultant in Dental Public Health, Oral Health Services Research & Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by VE Harrison

JT Newton

BA, PhD

Professor of Psychology as Applied to Dentistry, Oral Health Services Research & Dental Public Health, King's College London Dental Institute, London, UK

Articles by JT Newton

Abstract

This series of articles has been developed to provide all members of the dental team with an understanding of the different forms of abuse, and the political, social and legal context of safeguarding patients. It also aims to assist the dental team in recognizing and managing abuse effectively, by outlining processes whereby dental practitioners can provide a safe environment for their patients to disclose abuse, and identifying protocols for reporting abuse.

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