What is the role of a dentist or hygienist when it comes to reporting child abus!
Question: I am doing a group project for school and I can not find the answers to these following questions in my text book. Have any answers from your personal experience?
1. Who do you report the child abuse to?
2. What happens if you fail to report child abuse?
3. What protects you against law suits?
Thanks
Answers: I am doing a group project for school and I can not find the answers to these following questions in my text book. Have any answers from your personal experience?
1. Who do you report the child abuse to?
2. What happens if you fail to report child abuse?
3. What protects you against law suits?
Thanks
http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/pdf/M...
try this, it's specific for NY, but there is probably a similar publication for your state
http://www.ispub.com/ostia/index.php?xml...
also this, it's a journal article relating specifically to your question.
Hi There, your role to report child abuse if you are a dentist or hygenist or a medical proffesional is to report your suspisons based on any evidence you can gather to the social services for that area, if you fail to report child abuse by purpose you could be charged with perverting justice and could face a fine up to $2000 or