Domestic Violence: Battered Patients, Bite Marks and Bad Dentistry
Click on star to add to your MyADA bookmarks.
Click on star to remove from your MyADA bookmarks.
- CE Credit(s):
-
1
- Member Price:
-
$49.00
- Retail Price:
-
$69.00
Description:
This course will inform the dental team of signs of domestic
violence and symptoms that the team needs to know and how to respond to assist
patients. Bite marks are an area where recognition of a patterned injury by law
enforcement or emergency room personnel may require further analysis by a
trained odontologist. The course will show several cases of dental malpractice
and emphasize why good record keeping and proper documentation of new patients
can assist you and your patients.
This course
covers:- The history of domestic violence and how it has
evolved from acceptable discipline to sometimes criminal acts
- The types of abuse and how to interpret injuries
pathognomonic for abuse
- The significance of injuries to the head and
neck
- Why bite marks are so significant in abuse
cases
- The signs and symptoms exhibited by an abused
person
- How child, intimate partner, elder and special
needs abuse are interrelated
- The scourge of human trafficking both in the US
and worldwide
- The signs and symptoms of a human trafficking
victim/situation both in your office or neighborhood
WARNING: This program contains discussion and
graphic representation of violence that may be disturbing to some participants.
Viewer discretion is advised.
Related Courses:
Web Test Course Details
