Open AccessDentists’ willingness to report suspected violence cases in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mostafa A. Abolfotouh,
Hind A Alfehaid,
Dalal S Almadi,
Hadeel Waleed Aldali,
Asma A Alshareef,
Abdallah A. Adlan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_416_19
Subject(s) - medicine , descriptive statistics , nationality , perception , family medicine , clinical psychology , psychiatry , demography , psychology , immigration , statistics , mathematics , archaeology , neuroscience , sociology , history
Violence is a life-threatening issue that mainly affects head and neck areas. Dentist might be the first person to notice this type of injury. This study aimed to investigate dentists' willingness to report suspected violence exposure of their patients and factors associated with their willingness.