#192 What Dental Professionals Need to Know About Human Trafficking

15/01/2025 20 min
#192  What Dental Professionals Need to Know About Human Trafficking

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Are you aware that dental professionals may be the first to identify victims of sex trafficking? Victims may come into the dental office as a patient due to oral injuries. A sex trafficker may also bring the individual in for cosmetic care to make them more desirable and marketable to their clientele.  The Divas will discuss what dental professionals should look for  and what dental professionals required to report if sex trafficking is suspected.Resources:U.S. Dept. of State - National Human Trafficking Prevention Month Fact Sheet  https://www.state.gov/national-human-trafficking-prevention-month/Decisions in Dentistry - Human Trafficking: Red Flags for Dental Professionals   https://decisionsindentistry.com/article/human-trafficking-red-flags-dental-professionals/Human Trafficking:  Oral Health Can Tell a Story That Victims Cannot  https://www.rdhmag.com/patient-care/article/14279251/human-trafficking-oral-health-can-tell-a-story-that-victims-cannotNational Human Trafficking Hotline https://humantraffickinghotline.org/enMandatory Reporting of Oral Injuries Indicating Possible Child Abuse  https://jada.ada.org/article/S0002-8177(14)61169-7/abstract https://www.thecompliancedivas.com