A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

Aim: To study the experience, knowledge and attitude of dental practitioners in Bulgaria about child abuse and neglect. Material and methods: An anonymous questionnaire was conducted on 265 dental practitioners from several regions of Bulgaria. The questionnaire consists of 15 questions, including...

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Autores principales:	Mariana M. Dimitrova, Veselina K. Kondeva, Sevda I. Rimalovska
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Publicado:	Peytchinski Publishing 2021
Materias:	child abuse dental neglect irregular dental visits Dentistry RK1-715 Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3bf0e10e854b4b8b9e7aef06644989e12021-11-27T07:49:05ZA SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT10.5272/jimab.2021274.41131312-773Xhttps://doaj.org/article/3bf0e10e854b4b8b9e7aef06644989e12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issues-2021/issue4/2021vol27-issue4-4113-4119.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/1312-773XAim: To study the experience, knowledge and attitude of dental practitioners in Bulgaria about child abuse and neglect. Material and methods: An anonymous questionnaire was conducted on 265 dental practitioners from several regions of Bulgaria. The questionnaire consists of 15 questions, including demographic characteristics and questions about their attitude, knowledge and actions in suspected cases of child abuse and neglect. Results: Only 1/4 of the respondents, n=60 (22.3%), reported having suspected cases of Child Abuse and Neglect, and only 5.7% of them were reported to the authorities. The notification to the relevant institutions increases with the professional experience up to 30% to 40%. The most common reason for not reporting was lack of knowledge of the way or procedures of reporting (40.4%), fear of subsequent violence against the child - 23.4% and fear of consequences for the child when the relevant institutions interfere - 12.8%. Irregular dental visits were considered the most significant indicator of neglect of children's oral health. Need for additional education and training on recognizing the signs of child abuse and neglect were reported from 72.5% of the participants. Conclusions: The present study showed uncertainty in recognizing and reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect, especially for the younger dentists and for those without a certain specialty. There is a clear need for additional education of dental practitioners, as well as certain legal guidelines on the procedures of reporting and recording suspected cases, along with reliable support from the relevant institutions.Mariana M. DimitrovaVeselina K. KondevaSevda I. RimalovskaPeytchinski Publishingarticlechild abusedental neglectirregular dental visitsDentistryRK1-715Medicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of IMAB, Vol 27, Iss 4, Pp 4113-4119 (2021)
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spellingShingle	child abuse dental neglect irregular dental visits Dentistry RK1-715 Medicine (General) R5-920 Mariana M. Dimitrova Veselina K. Kondeva Sevda I. Rimalovska A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
description	Aim: To study the experience, knowledge and attitude of dental practitioners in Bulgaria about child abuse and neglect. Material and methods: An anonymous questionnaire was conducted on 265 dental practitioners from several regions of Bulgaria. The questionnaire consists of 15 questions, including demographic characteristics and questions about their attitude, knowledge and actions in suspected cases of child abuse and neglect. Results: Only 1/4 of the respondents, n=60 (22.3%), reported having suspected cases of Child Abuse and Neglect, and only 5.7% of them were reported to the authorities. The notification to the relevant institutions increases with the professional experience up to 30% to 40%. The most common reason for not reporting was lack of knowledge of the way or procedures of reporting (40.4%), fear of subsequent violence against the child - 23.4% and fear of consequences for the child when the relevant institutions interfere - 12.8%. Irregular dental visits were considered the most significant indicator of neglect of children's oral health. Need for additional education and training on recognizing the signs of child abuse and neglect were reported from 72.5% of the participants. Conclusions: The present study showed uncertainty in recognizing and reporting suspected cases of child abuse and neglect, especially for the younger dentists and for those without a certain specialty. There is a clear need for additional education of dental practitioners, as well as certain legal guidelines on the procedures of reporting and recording suspected cases, along with reliable support from the relevant institutions.
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author	Mariana M. Dimitrova Veselina K. Kondeva Sevda I. Rimalovska
author_facet	Mariana M. Dimitrova Veselina K. Kondeva Sevda I. Rimalovska
author_sort	Mariana M. Dimitrova
title	A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
title_short	A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
title_full	A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
title_fullStr	A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
title_full_unstemmed	A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
title_sort	survey of the experience, knowledge and attitude of dental practitioners in bulgaria about child abuse and neglect
publisher	Peytchinski Publishing
publishDate	2021
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A SURVEY OF THE EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF DENTAL PRACTITIONERS IN BULGARIA ABOUT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

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