Child Abuse And Neglect Case Study

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Introduction

Child Abuse and Neglect (CAN) is a social and public health concern worldwide. It’s type of trauma which exerts a multitude of short and long term effects on children.1

Different terms like child abuse, child maltreatment, child infanticide which are hard to believe occur in all income, racial, religious and ethnic groups even in the 21st civilized century.2

Definitions of Child Abuse and Neglect vary due to different parenting behaviours in different cultures worldwide. So some definitions focus on the behaviours or actions of adults while others consider abuse to take place if there is harm or the threat of harm to the child.3

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has defined ‘child abuse’ as a violation of basic human rights …show more content…

An estimation of 1.2 million children are trafficked each year into exploitative work according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).17

During 2011, a total of 33,098 cases of sexual crimes against children were reported all across the nation as compared to 26,694 cases during 2010, suggesting a recent increase in 24 percent.18 According to the latest statistics, in 2014 ,172 cases of child sexual abuse were revealed by Pune Police between January and October compared to 126 cases recorded in 2013 in the same period, a steep rise of 35 Percent.19
There can be several consequences as a result of abusive behavior towards the child. As a survivor of child abuse, there can be difficulties in physical development of the child. Child can have many health related issues like anxiety, depression difficulty in sleep, fear etc. Other effects could be lack of interest in social activities, difficulty in building healthy relationships at work and home.20

Due to an alarming rise in child abuse cases, reporting is ethical and legal obligation of healthcare professionals.21 Most common signs of child abuse are in the orofacial region an hence the dentists are in a unique position to detect the cases of child abuse.22 Lips are the most common site for inflicted injuries (54%) followed by the oral mucosa, teeth, gingiva and tongue. Such abuse cases are usually first witnessed by

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