Knowledge About Child Abuse in Teachers and Undergraduate and Graduate Students of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Bogotá
Pediatric Dentist Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out, where dental students and professors were surveyed, inquiring about their knowledge of child abuse. It was observed that the majority are unaware of the subject and it is proposed to implement this topic in the curricular mesh of dentistry programs.
Learning Objectives:
to know how to report Child Abuse and Neglect.
to detect injuries due to child abuse in the intraoral and extraoral cavity that may be present in the pediatric patient that visits the dental office.
to know how to conduct proper behavior management with a patient who suffered child abuse.